Volunteer drivers needed to transport Putnam cancer patients to treatment
Getting to and from medical treatments is one of the greatest concerns cancer patients face during treatment. To ensure patients get to those much-needed appointments, the American Cancer Society (ACS) provides free rides through its Road To Recovery program.
Currently the society looking for volunteer drivers in Putnam County so that all patients have transportation when they need it.
An estimated 211 Putnam County residents will learn this year that they have cancer, and just getting to their scheduled treatment may be a challenge.
"The free program provides patients rides to and from their medical treatment. To ensure that all patients have transportation when they need it, the Society is looking for volunteer drivers," Robin Rockel, mission delivery program manager for the American Cancer Society, said.
Road To Recovery volunteers arrange their own schedules, with some volunteering as little as one afternoon a month and others driving patients as often as twice a week. Putnam County residents who have a car and some spare time can help someone keep a very important appointment.
"The program not only helps patients, but is also rewarding for the volunteer," " Rockel added. "Several of our drivers have volunteered for a number of years and really enjoy helping a patient get to their lifesaving treatment."
For information about Road To Recovery or other ACS programs and services, persons may call 1-800-227-2345, or visit cancer.org.