Toledo Clinic Foundation helps cancer patients defray non-medical expenses CANCER CAN BE a very costly diag- the guidelines have been met. Once nosis. In addition to the physical and approved, funds are sent directly to emotional toll the disease takes on the billing company or organization. patients, it can also impose a tremenWalrod got involved in The Todous financial burden—not simply ledo Clinic Foundation back in 2018 due to the high cost of medical treat- at the urging of current members ments. In fact, according to Mary Kern and Cindy Jim Walrod, president of The Taylor. “I’ve been on a Toledo Clinic Foundation, lot of boards, but this one approximately two-thirds really resonates with me of cancer patients’ monebecause it’s a local board tary expenses are actually helping local people,” non-medical, for example he says. As president, the cost of transportation his current focus is on to and from treatment apgenerating funds as well pointments and lost wages. as raising awareness of Of course, routine expenses the foundation and its such as rent, childcare/eldermission throughout the Jim Walrod care, and utilities continue community. He notes that to mount and become even more with the COVID-19 pandemic still daunting as income declines. foremost in people’s minds, it can He explains, “Success in beating be challenging to get the word out, cancer relies on a continuum of care, and he reminds HLN readers that which can involve taking time off cancer hasn’t stopped because of work multiple times each week for the coronavirus. treatments and doctor appointments. The Toledo Clinic Foundation’s Not working often means not getting fundraising and awareness campaid, and those lost wages can be paign involves collaborating with extremely impactful.” community partners whenever The good news for Toledo Clinic possible. For instance, Lambie’s Legoncology patients is that help in acy—which strives to “bring people offsetting non-medical expenses is together to support organizations available through The Toledo Clinic that promote health awareness and Foundation, a tax-exempt, 501(c) cancer research in the hope of giv(3) charitable organization that was ing people more time to share the established in 2018 with that mission extraordinary moments of everyday in mind. life”—has provided a grant to the foundation in support of its mission. “Also, we’re currently encouraging Toledo Clinic employees to donate directly to the foundation as part of their monthly giving campaign, and we’ve reached out to Epic Toledo to help us attract more board All money raised by The Toledo members. Our goal is to raise money Clinic Foundation goes to help pa- as efficiently as possible, and that tients in need—not to The Toledo involves partnering with other Clinic—to defray expenses such as organizations,” Walrod says. The Toledo Clinic Foundation utility bills, groceries, or rent. “I’ve even seen an application approved welcomes the support of the general to fix a broken-down car that the public as well and asks interested recipient depended upon to get to individuals to donate through the and from medical appointments,” foundation’s website, ToledoClinicWalrod says. To qualify for financial Foundation.org. Gifts can be made aid, patients are required to complete through the “Donate Now” button a formal application process and to located on the site’s main page. submit the application with their Walrod puts the current need for bill. Then a committee reviews the financial assistance in perspective: application to determine whether n Toledo Clinic - continued on p23 Connect with our advertisers via our online issue at hlntoledo.com
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