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Reasons to Relay #4 -- Patient Services

American Cancer Society patient services ensure that no one faces cancer alone.

The 2013 Relay For Life of Bethel is an overnight, grassroots fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.  This year's event will take place on Saturday, June 8.  Since it's 2013, we'll be sharing 13 reasons why YOU should join us at Relay For Life.  Reason #4 is Patient Services.

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One of the American Cancer Society's principles is that no one should have to fight cancer alone.  That's why the ACS provides a wide variety of services to cancer patients and their families.  A few examples:

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  • Road to Recovery -- In order to get treatment, patients first need to get to their treatments.  If patients can't drive themselves and aren't able to find rides, the Road to Recovery program pairs them with volunteer drivers to get them where they need to be.

 

  • Hope Lodge -- In some cases, cancer patients need to travel far from their homes to get the care and treatment they need to win their battle.  ACS Hope Lodges provide patients and caregivers a place to stay -- for free -- while they are in town.

 

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  • Reach to Recovery and Man to Man -- These volunteer support programs, geared towards breast cancer and prostate cancer, respectively, provide newly-diagnosed patients with someone who has already been through treatment.  Patients can ask questions of their volunteer mentor, discuss concerns, and even talk through various treatment options.

 

  • Look Good, Feel Better -- Unfortunately, many cancer treatments come with a number of physical side effects.  This program helps give men and women techniques for dealing with the changes in their appearance as a result of their treatment, including makeup, skin care, wigs, and head covers.

 

The American Cancer Society offers many, many more -- a quick resource search using the Bethel zip code shows 197 ACS programs available in the area.  The money raised by the teams participating in the Relay For Life of Bethel will help to make sure these programs continue to support cancer patients in the area and across the country.

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For more information about the Relay For Life of Bethel, please visit our website.

Previous Reasons to Relay:

#1: Research
#2: Education
#3: Advocacy

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