natalie Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Hi Everyone, Today, my best friend's mom was told she has lung cancer. Her mom does not have insurance. She does not have financial resources either for this. Where can I go to find grants, medical relief? What can she do to make sure she gets the proper treatment and has the resources to pay for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadstimeon Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Natalie--Here are some sites I hope will be useful. Rich http://www.cancer.com/linksforCategory.jsp?Category=26 (Financial and Legal Resources) http://www.lungcanceronline.org/support/financial.html (Financial, Legal & Insurance Issues) http://www.plwc.org/plwc/MainConstructo ... 008,00.asp (helpful misc links) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natalie Posted March 9, 2006 Author Share Posted March 9, 2006 Thank you Rich! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 I have no answers, but I am so sorry to hear the news It is unfair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 I believe cancercare also does $$ help for certain things...see if there is an office near you. http://www.cancercare.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natalie Posted March 9, 2006 Author Share Posted March 9, 2006 Thanks, as I told my friend...I can always rely on you guys! I hope she comes here for support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyW Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa061800a.htm http://www.cancersurvivors.org/Support/ ... nancia.htm http://www.patientadvocate.org/news.php?p=281 best of Luck and will say aprayer for you folks in CA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea B. Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Nat, I don't have any answers, but wanted you to know I will keep your friend's mom in my thoughts. Big hug to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 You might want to check in on seeing if she is elgible for medicade. If you not familiar with it ,it is a State run program funded by the federal Goverment. From what little info you gave it sound's like she should qualify.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don M Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 My brother had medicaid for his lung cancer treatment. Don M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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