Love Your Buns pledges room sponsorship at new Peltier Lodge

 
 
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In 2021 the Roger Maris Cancer Center became the first and only hospital to offer a comprehensive bone marrow transplant and cellular therapy program in North Dakota. Cancer patients who once had to travel to Rochester, Minnesota or to the Twin Cities are now able to receive world-class treatment in Fargo, North Dakota. The addition of this program has made the Roger Maris Cancer Center a destination treatment center. Currently, around 40% of our patients travel more than 60 miles to receive their cancer care at the Roger Maris Cancer Center.

The distance poses challenges for our patients, especially those receiving bone marrow transplants. While they are undergoing treatment, these patients are required to stay in close proximity to the hospital. Most will spend two to six weeks in inpatient care, and, depending on their medical needs, will be required to spend an additional 30 to 120 days near the Roger Maris Cancer Center for outpatient care and monitoring. Spending four months in cancer treatment is difficult in itself; to spend it so far away from home is even more challenging—financially, emotionally, and socially.

—- Sponsored by Love Your Buns in Honor of Sara DCamp —-

With the support of the Love Your Buns, Sanford will provide a home away from home for these patients. Where the Scandia Hotel once stood, we will build the Peltier Lodge, a freestanding patient lodge designed for holistic healing during a patient’s cancer journey. The Peltier Lodge will provide a lifeline to patients facing a cancer diagnosis.

Love Your Buns' support is helping make this possible. Your support will give patients and their families a sense of safety and security. Patients, from young to old, from the well-off to those in need of support, will benefit from your gift. It will be truly transformational for these patients and their families.

Finally, here's a story from the Forum covering this story: https://www.inforum.com/business/10-million-peltier-lodge-to-serve-roger-maris-cancer-center-patients-and-their-families-for-long-term-stays