Hello!
Yesterday was my first day volunteering at the Hope Lodge (or American Cancer Society's Patrick F. Taylor Hope Lodge, if you prefer the longer name). It's a housing facility for cancer patients who are receiving treatment or surgery in New Orleans. Instead of commuting back and forth everyday or renting hotel rooms, as many are from all around the country, the Hope Lodge provides free housing, food, and transportation for as long as the patient needs (there is one patient who has been there for over two and a half years). Everyone that runs the Lodge is extremely welcoming, and truly passionate about their jobs. They reminded me many times that the most important aspect of their job and mine is to make the patients feel at home-which means stopping whatever I may be doing in order to talk to them, ask them how they are, or if they need anything. I'll also be helping with Bingo nights on some evenings, which is one of the efforts the Lodge makes to take the patients' minds of their situation. I'm really excited to be there, and to observe how a facility like this works. I hope everyone else is enjoying their new service jobs!
See you in class!
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