what would you need? If a foundation asked what services you needed with your illness

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. Medicare has piloted Cancer treatment in rural hospitals

and would you believe the program was started in my local/rural hospital 2 weeks before I was diagnosed with breast cancer.
almost everything related to cancer can be treated ..on an outpatient billing, yet....at our hospital now.
The oncologists come once a week to the clinic, are on call the rest of time, treatment is under the care of nurse practitioners who can call in scripts, provide chemo, take blood tests.

THAT is what I would wish for, in other areas, cause this is a pilot program only available in selected areas in the country.

We need more service centers in county seats, say, instead of only in cities, which are hours and hours away.
In my case, 200 miles round trip to go to the closest city. That is a grueling ride for someone who needs daily chemo or tests.

It would be wonderful if in home care were provided....not nursing ( we do have that) but weekly house keeping, shopping, etc.