As of October 6, 2017, help for wants associated to latest hurricanes is obtainable just for folks with most cancers who’re residents of Puerto Rico, together with those that have evacuated to the continental United States.
Though Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria have handed, the communities of their wake are nonetheless recovering. Amongst them, many most cancers sufferers and their households proceed to grapple with the trauma of uncertainty, non permanent relocation, lack of medicine and property harm, along with dealing with the challenges of their most cancers analysis and remedy.
As a part of our mission to offer assist and hope to anybody affected by most cancers, Most cancersCare is providing direct monetary help to most cancers sufferers residing in america, together with Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, who’ve been impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria.
To use, sufferers and well being care professionals can name Most cancersCare’s toll-free Hopeline, 800-813-HOPE (4673), staffed Monday via Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST, and Friday from 9 a.m. to five p.m. EST.
As a part of this aid effort, Most cancersCare is offering:
- Monetary help to most cancers sufferers in lively remedy who’ve been affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose or Maria. Grants shall be distributed by way of examine, and can be utilized to assist offset the prices of medical payments, homecare, childcare, transportation, normal family payments, lodging and different treatment-related bills. The applying requires {that a} affected person’s oncology care supplier confirm the affected person’s remedy standing and placement.
- Useful resource referrals to assist deal with the wants of individuals dealing with most cancers within the aftermath of a pure catastrophe.
- Emotional help with one in every of Most cancersCare’s oncology social staff, who present emotional help to folks dealing with most cancers, their caregivers and their family members.
- Academic info to assist sufferers and households anticipate and handle the emotional and logistical challenges of dwelling with most cancers within the midst of a hurricane and its aftermath. Learn the way folks with most cancers can greatest put together and handle throughout a pure catastrophe.
This effort has been made doable to the beneficiant help of the American Society of Scientific Oncology (ASCO), its philanthropic affiliate, the Conquer Most cancers Basis, the Neighborhood Oncology Alliance (COA), Gilead Sciences Inc. and quite a few particular person donors. Please donate at this time and help our efforts to help folks with most cancers who’ve been affected by hurricanes.