There are as many as 2 million new cases of cancer every year in the United States. Jay succumbed to the effects of prostate cancer after years of treatment. During those last years, Jay developed an appreciation for other cancer patients who, like him, faced frequent and often taxing doctor and hospital visits. With seven adult children, Jay always had a driver and a second pair of ears to accompany him, take notes about medications and treatment routines.
Many, if not most, cancer patients don’t have the support system Jay had. The hardship cancer places on families can quickly deplete savings and create undesirable choices such as either paying for food or paying for medicine. Jay saw this first hand.