the works for this fall, and Hyde says there’ s more outreach to come.
“ We are at a pivotal point in our journey,” he says.“ It’ s an exciting and challenging time.”
To find out more about Hope Cancer Resources’ offerings, visit hopecancerresources. org online, emailinfo @ hopecancerresources. org or call 479-361- 5847. Hope Cancer Resources is located at 5835 W. Sunset Ave. in Springdale.
� RICHARD EMBRY with Hope Cancer Resources helps patient Rowena Smith into his vehicle in 2015 at the Highlands Oncology Center in Rogers. Embry was transporting Smith to her Holiday Island home following treatment at the center.
( NWA Democrat-Gazette file photo)
� CANCER CARE RESOURCES CEO CHUCK HYDE
Once cancer is diagnosed, Hope’ s resources go into overdrive. The wellness team is still involved in the“ whole health” aspect of care, joined by licensed oncology social workers who provide one-on-one counseling and support groups; cancer exercise specialists in an on-site gym; financial assistance for prescriptions, dental care, and gas cards; nine vans that provide transportation to medical appointments; and a“ care closet” that helps provide hard-to-find or hard-to-afford necessities for the cancer journey.
Hope serves Benton, Carroll, Madison and Washington counties, but Hyde says transportation services will reach beyond that when needed. His example is if you live east of Alpena, a van might meet you at the“ dollar store” there and take you on to your appointment in Fayetteville and back again.
Hyde also points out that Hope has added a ninth van to its fleet—“ we drive about 30,000 miles a month,” he says— and the care closet is also a growing part of the nonprofit’ s offering of its biggest commodity— hope. Donations fill the on-site“ care closet” with durable items like wheelchairs, walkers and canes; consumable supplies like protein shakes; oral care supplies; incontinence products; and more. An on-site case manager will help clients find what they need, and the donations to the care closet let the dollars not spent there go toward other work.
One of those additional offerings is a skin cancer screening every spring— and Hyde knows that makes a difference. He says roughly 25 percent of those who come will need some form of followup. In one case that he immediately remembers, someone was diagnosed with early-stage melanoma.
“ This screening probably saved their life.”
Another screening event related to women’ s health and breast cancer is in
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