CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – On this present day of celebrating Independence, we see the spirit of neighborhood.
Laurie Thomas, a most cancers survivor, returned to Hope Lodge on Thursday afternoon to feed the bellies and the spirits of individuals present process most cancers therapy.
Thomas and her husband know Hope Lodge as a result of she was a brief resident whereas she was present process most cancers therapy herself.
Whereas piling pans of hotdogs, baked beans, and coleslaw, the Little River native advised Information 2 she is grateful for the care she obtained and hopes to make this present day really feel like a standard day of celebrating our nation’s birthday with sufferers and caregivers at Hope Lodge.
“We observed that on holidays lots of instances, the donors for meals don’t like to return, as a result of all people likes to spend time with their private households. So, we decided to return right now and do a Fourth of July cookout for the present visitors and residents of the Hope Lodge,” she mentioned.
“We dwell two and a half hours away from right here. So, the Hope Lodge, for us, is our house away from house. We completely fell in love with this place and instantly needed to determine a strategy to give again and to assist others who could also be in the identical scenario that we had been in every time I used to be going by means of my remedies,” she continued.
Hope Lodge is situated on the nook of Calhoun and Ashley Avenues in downtown Charleston. It offers a free place to remain throughout therapy so that folks identified with most cancers can give attention to therapy and restoration.
