Does Anyone Know How to Get Donations for a Cancer Patient W/o Insurance?
Question by Southern Girl/ deal with it!: Does anyone know how to get donations for a cancer patient w/o insurance?
The patient is my mother and she is going through alot of surgery and stuff for cancer, and she has no health insurance. How can i get her treatment paid for? We live in Arkansas, but she’s in a hospital in Tennessee.
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Answer by Trixie
Do a BBQ benefit or a fish fry or something to raise money. We did that here in Texas for a young man who was seriously injured and his parents had to miss alot of work so they were having trouble paying their bills.
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We had a benefit dance for my nephew – a band or DJ is usually willing to donate time if you have it in the off season. 50/50 raffles, spaghetti dinner etc. It is a lot of work but we raised almost $ 20,000 on three dances. Since the patient is your mom you may not have time to deal with such a large event… so enlist the help of friends and family.
Why don’t you call the American Cancer Society. 1-800-ACS-2345. God give you and your mom strength and heal her.
Have a multi family tag sale. While it is often times hard to get people to give any significant amount of money, almost everyone has stuff in their house that they just haven’t gotten around to getting rid of that would sell. And buyers like ‘multi family’ tag/garage sales because they figure they’ll have more to select from.
But if she has no insurance and few assets, you should get her a lawyer. He’ll be able to get her qualified for MedicAide which would then pick up all her medical expenses….
im sorry that your mom is sick, try asking the hospital if they have any organizations that can help your moms bills—local and where shes at–call radio and news stations and newpapers/ even local cable stations and put out the call for help—use the media (you will get the biggest response–and create a support team
I’m sorry your mother is going through this. There is a website called http://www.caringbridge.org that may have information for you on financial assistance for her treatments.
Also, call the local large Baptist churches in Tennessee and Arkansas and ask for their Pastoral Care ministries. Tell them your situation and see if they will assist in any way.
Have you begun to work with the local blood center for a blood drive? The coordinator assigned to you will be a great touchstone for your family. She/He may be able to guide you to aid groups and charities. it is their job and they know it well. I know from experience.
Being an organizer of a blood drive will help so many people, including your mom and yourself. It gives you a sense that you are making a difference when so much is out of your control.
We also worked with a local golf club that held a tournament to fray some of the costs of my little girls care. I will keep you in my thoughts and encourage you to take care of yourself, too. I know this advice is just a drop in the bucket, but it is truly heartfelt.
What about a fundraiser? We recently did one for breast cancer research we went to local businesses and asked them to donate different items such as free meals, gift certificates etc. We had a bowl-a-thon where this local bowling alley allowed us to use their place for free during the day when their business was slow. We held raffles where we raffled off what the local businesses donated. You could hold a bottle drive,car wash, ask your local grocery store if you could set up a table in front and ask for donations. Good luck to you, I know it’s hard to see a loved one go through that.
My husband is self-employed and was diagnosed with Tongue Cancer back in 2003. I made an appointment with the local clinic which is affliated with the county hospital. They qualified him for 75% and paid for his operation, which we found out later was covered (16K) by Charity. Call your local county hospital-clinic and see what you can find out. I would also call the American Cancer Society or check out their website http://www.americancancersociety.com Good Luck!
have a family whip round
1. If she needs any medications, try going directly to the drug manufacturers. These companies all have programs set up just for people like you mom who don’t have insurance. Talk to the nursing staff at your physician’s office.
2. I assume that she is going to a cancer center – see if they have a social worker available to speak with. Perhaps they can see if your mom is eligible for any government health insurance programs.
3. Try calling the American Cancer Society
4. Depending on the type of cancer she has, try searching her type of cancer on the internet and see if they have an organization specific to that cancer that might be able to help
5. Appeal to your community – hold BBQ’s, carwashes, etc. Get you local church involved.
Hope this helps some!!!
Check with your local chapter of the American Cancer Society. They can point you to the resources you need.
Best wishes to you and your mom.
Go to the stores and businesses and ask them if its ok to put a jar there with a pic and description of the person. Stating they dont have insurance. Ppl will donate.
I know the treatment isn’t as good as some of the best hospitals but for the time being, you could try county hospitals. My dad didn’t have health insurance when he got pancreatitis and he was treated at the cook county hospital in Chicago. We didn’t pay too much at all.