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Some of the people Journey of Hope has helped…
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This 49-year-old man was diagnosed in July, 2003 with stage 3 squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil (throat) and had not received radiation as treatment (after being "mapped") due to "out of network" problems after having all his teeth extracted. He was referred by his social worker at the Cleveland Clinic. His wife wrote, "With my husband's income out of the picture, it's all we can do to keep our heads out of water. Rent is getting behind, and we can't afford to move. Utilities are behind. My check barely keeps us here. I only make $7.50/hr and am only guaranteed 36 hours a week. We have three children at home. My husband has barely worked since March (due to knee surgery). The day the doctor released him to go back to work was the same day he was told he had cancer. Any help you can give will be greatly helpful, and appreciated. Rent and utilities are our biggest problems."
This 47-year-old man was referred to us by the American Cancer Society. He is being treated at MetroHealth. He wrote, "I an 46 years of age. I was diagnosed with stomach cancer. After being diagnosed, I had surgery and 70% of my stomach was removed. I had chemo (which I am now finished with) and I am now going through radiation. I have lost a lot of weight because of this. I am not able to return to work at this time. My greatest financial needs are clothing, food, back utility bills, and I need help with purchasing my daily supply of Ensure." When we called this applicant, he stated that he had finished radiation and had two more months of chemo. He was unable to work because he was blacking-out. He had filed for SS disability, but wanted to get energy back and go back to work. This 32-year-old man was living with his mother and his two young children. He was referred by the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society. In February, he was diagnosed with malignant lymphoma and was in most need of food for himself, his mother and his two children. He wrote, in part, "I am unable to work. I feel so tired most of the time. Please help me and I will be eternally grateful." This patient wrote, "I was diagnosed with breast cancer in June. At this point, I do not know what stage my cancer is in. I have to take six treatments of chemotherapy, then have surgery, and take six more treatments of chemotherapy. I have not been able to continue my chemotherapy because on the way to treatment, I was grabbed from behind and was almost raped. When I struggled with him and refused to do as he said, I was shot three times. I am currently in Metro Health Hospital. Thank You." She was shot in the knee and twice in the left arm. She is unable to use her left arm and may not regain full use of the arm. Her husband attended a class with her (at the hospital) to learn how to take care of her at home. She hopes to continue her chemo after some healing. Frannie (one of the Journey of Hope board members) called her husband when she read about the incident. She offered help and found that the United Way had already given them our name. |