Road to Recovery

Road to Recovery - helping patients get to and from treatment.

Sometimes getting to and from treatment can be incredibly straining on the patient if they are driving themselves, so why not let someone else drive you.  The Road to Recovery program offers patients free transportation to and/or from treatment whenever and wherever that might be.  The drivers are volunteers who offer their time and resources to ensure that these patients have a worry and stress free journey to/from treatment.  The drivers sometimes only drive one way and sometimes they stay through the treatment to make sure the patients can get leave as soon as they want to.

For cancer patients who don't have caregivers who can drive them to treatment, Road to Recovery offers them the piece of mind of not having to drive when that is probably the last thing they want to do. And depending on their home support system, the Road driver might be the first person who will let them talk about whatever they want to or not talk at all.
Almost all communities have a Road to Recovery coordinator who helps make sure that any cancer patient in their community that wants someone to drive them to treatment can receive the help.

If you know someone who would benefit from the Road to Recovery can call 1-800-227-2345 to find a local coordinator.  If you or someone you know is interested in volunteering as a Road to Recovery driver can contact their local American Cancer Society office - if you live near Roanoke VA and want to help out leave me a comment, I'm always looking for more Road drivers to help out with my communities.

More information: Road to Recovery

Road to Recovery is helping thousands of cancer patients get the treatment they need to beat cancer and win the fight!
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Until We Find a Cure

Patient Services Programs

One of the great aspects about my job is learning about and being involved in all of our patient services programs.  These programs are designed to help cancer patients from all walks of life feel better before, during and after treatment.  Because I think these programs are absolutely incredible and everyone should know about them, regardless if your or a loved one has cancer, I am going to highlight a different one each week.  I'm incredibly excited for week two's post already but I'm not going to share what it is, but here's a hint....it may be far from Roanoke but it makes you feel right at home.  So make sure you check back each week to learn more about each of the patient services programs that the American Cancer Society offers!


And if you can't wait for my next post you can read about all of these programs and more at cancer.org or call our toll-free number at 1-800-227-2345.

The American Cancer Society is helping you get well, helping you stay well, by finding cures and fighting back.
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Until We Find a Cure