AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Cancer Support Services helps cancer patients and their families meet their needs.
Her focus is on healing and achieving better outcomes.
On Friday, volunteers met at their facility to support them in their work and find solutions to make the journey a little more pleasant for cancer patients.
Peggy and Mark Suber are from Macon, Georgia.
Peggy was diagnosed with cancer last November and is receiving treatment at the Georgia Cancer Center.
“It was great. Really and truly great. I got the best care anyone could ever get,” Peggy said.
Cancer Support Services is a nonprofit organization that provides housing, transportation, financial assistance and emotional support to cancer patients.
The Subers remain at their facility while Peggy undergoes chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
“It helped me a lot because I couldn’t afford to drive back and forth from Macon every day. We stay here Monday through Friday, then go home Saturday and Sunday and come back on Monday,” Peggy said.
Thanks to donors and volunteers, the services can be provided to patients free of charge.
Mark said: “It’s free. You don’t need a health crisis and then a financial crisis because some people have used up all their savings to get treatment.”
Volunteers came and showed their support for the organization by cleaning and gardening.
This is all part of United Way’s Project Serve Day.
Craig Tatum, a volunteer, said: “This is just a way for us to brighten up their day a little bit and make the place cleaner. It looks good at first, but it’s just a way for us to help.”
Volunteers were spread across CSRA and worked in different locations, but for Aaron McPhee, working at Cancer Support Services meant a lot.
“My wife had a brain tumor and was treated at Augusta University many years ago. She is in remission, which is very good, and has gone through radiation therapy, but all of these facilities do phenomenal work for the community,” McPhee said.
The Subers say they are grateful to the staff and volunteers and encourage others who need help to bring it here.
“I haven’t met anyone who wasn’t super nice. They’re all caring and that makes a big difference,” Peggy said.
As for Peggy, she still has a few weeks of treatment left and things are looking good enough that she may not need surgery.
Since January, Cancer Support Services has provided transportation to and from treatment for over 3,000 patients across the CSRA.
And this week alone they have offered accommodation to 36 people.
They always need volunteers.
You can be part of their outreach team, calling patients everywhere, checking on them, and helping with other projects.
To donate or learn more, visit their website.
To receive benefits, you will need a referral from a doctor.
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