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Help with Transportation

knd0102
knd0102 CSN Member Posts: 1 *
edited July 2023 in Brain Cancer #1

My sister was just diagnosed with Brain Cancer. She is unable to drive. She has to have treatments 5 times a week for 6 weeks. She lives in Jeffersonville, In. and has to go to Norton’s Brownsboro Rd cancer facility in Louisville, Ky. You can cross the new bridge which only would take 15-20 to arrive from her house. Do you have any type of transportation that she could rely on? Please advise on our delimma. I am her sister. My name is Karen [Edited by CSN staff]

Thank you for your time!

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  • brinklg
    brinklg CSN Member Posts: 1 Member
    #2

    On 14 September 2024, my 91 year old mother was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma. Currently she resides in an assisted living facility. She is scheduled to have a brain scan on 18 October 2024. She is non-ambulatory and can only be transported on a stretcher. The medical facility does not assist with moving a patient from a wheelchair to a stretcher. I have been paying extremely high ambulance fees for the past 2 years to get her to all her appointments. I don't have the money anymore to get her to her appointment. She resides in an assisted living home in Houston, Tx and her appointment is at Methodist Hospital in Sugar Land, Tx about 5-8 miles away. I am seeking assistance with transportation for her to get her brain scan.

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  • CSNSupportTeam
    CSNSupportTeam admin, CSN Member Posts: 218 Member
    #3

    Hello brinklg,

    You may want to contact our National Cancer Information Center at 1-800-227-2345 or chat with them online at www.cancer.org to see if they can help you search for resources for your mother.

    Best,

    CSN Support Team

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  • SJWD
    SJWD CSN Member Posts: 1 *
    edited October 2024 #4

    need transportation help for my brother with AML to Baptist hospital clinic and home again 3 times a week. No family lives there. I live in Dallas area. I have health issues and cannot relocate to be there consistently. He lives close to hospital. PleAse advise. [Edited by CSN staff]

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  • CSNSupportTeam
    CSNSupportTeam admin, CSN Member Posts: 218 Member
    edited October 2024 #5

    Hi SJWD,

    Thank you for reaching out to your American Cancer Society's Cancer Survivors Network.

    For help with finding transportation programs, please reach out to us at ACS's National Cancer Information Center. You can call our toll-free number, 1.800.227.2345, where Cancer Information Specialists are available around the clock every day of the week to speak with you. You can also utilize the Live Chat feature Monday through Friday between 7am-6:30pm CST on www.cancer.org.

    Best regards,

    Ken
    CSN Support Team

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