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Help with gas mileage

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    • March 6, 2012 at 5:19 pm
    killmel
    Participant

    Hi,

     

    I have to travel over 180 miles round trip to my oncologist on a regular basis. With the cost of gas, we are going broke!

    Does anyone know of any organization(s) that helps cancer patients pay for the cost of gas.

    Thanks

    Michael

    Hi,

     

    I have to travel over 180 miles round trip to my oncologist on a regular basis. With the cost of gas, we are going broke!

    Does anyone know of any organization(s) that helps cancer patients pay for the cost of gas.

    Thanks

    Michael

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      • March 6, 2012 at 6:53 pm
      yoopergirl
      Participant

      Your local cancer society should have some funds available, I live in a small community and we do have such funds. You may also ask at a local St Vincents, or community action. Hope this helps some.

      • March 6, 2012 at 6:53 pm
      yoopergirl
      Participant

      Your local cancer society should have some funds available, I live in a small community and we do have such funds. You may also ask at a local St Vincents, or community action. Hope this helps some.

      • March 6, 2012 at 6:53 pm
      yoopergirl
      Participant

      Your local cancer society should have some funds available, I live in a small community and we do have such funds. You may also ask at a local St Vincents, or community action. Hope this helps some.

      • March 7, 2012 at 1:45 am
      jmmm
      Participant
      American Cancer Society should be able to send you a gas gift card to help since you’re traveling so far. You can also ask them about helping to pay some utility bills. They connected us with a local group that paid our utility bills for one month.

      You might even check with the social worker at your hospital…many times they have list of organizations that can help you. The social worker at our hospital even helped with some of our medical bills and then gave us a list of other places to contact for help.

      The other thing to do (which is difficult to do) is ask your support group. We have a group of friends and family that are always willing to help us out. In the past, we have asked for gas cards, and several families have sent us cards to help out.

      • March 7, 2012 at 1:45 am
      jmmm
      Participant
      American Cancer Society should be able to send you a gas gift card to help since you’re traveling so far. You can also ask them about helping to pay some utility bills. They connected us with a local group that paid our utility bills for one month.

      You might even check with the social worker at your hospital…many times they have list of organizations that can help you. The social worker at our hospital even helped with some of our medical bills and then gave us a list of other places to contact for help.

      The other thing to do (which is difficult to do) is ask your support group. We have a group of friends and family that are always willing to help us out. In the past, we have asked for gas cards, and several families have sent us cards to help out.

      • March 7, 2012 at 1:45 am
      jmmm
      Participant
      American Cancer Society should be able to send you a gas gift card to help since you’re traveling so far. You can also ask them about helping to pay some utility bills. They connected us with a local group that paid our utility bills for one month.

      You might even check with the social worker at your hospital…many times they have list of organizations that can help you. The social worker at our hospital even helped with some of our medical bills and then gave us a list of other places to contact for help.

      The other thing to do (which is difficult to do) is ask your support group. We have a group of friends and family that are always willing to help us out. In the past, we have asked for gas cards, and several families have sent us cards to help out.

      • March 7, 2012 at 3:06 am
      JerryfromFauq
      Participant

      My oldest dughter received some asistance from the Salvation Army to get gas for some of her medical trips (144 mile roundtrip.)  Good luck.

        • March 12, 2012 at 8:01 pm
        boot2aboot
        Participant

        cancer care ,cancercare.org ,will give you 150.00 for the year for transpo….you can go online or have hospital social worker fill it out…

        boots

        • March 12, 2012 at 8:01 pm
        boot2aboot
        Participant

        cancer care ,cancercare.org ,will give you 150.00 for the year for transpo….you can go online or have hospital social worker fill it out…

        boots

        • March 12, 2012 at 8:01 pm
        boot2aboot
        Participant

        cancer care ,cancercare.org ,will give you 150.00 for the year for transpo….you can go online or have hospital social worker fill it out…

        boots

      • March 7, 2012 at 3:06 am
      JerryfromFauq
      Participant

      My oldest dughter received some asistance from the Salvation Army to get gas for some of her medical trips (144 mile roundtrip.)  Good luck.

      • March 7, 2012 at 3:06 am
      JerryfromFauq
      Participant

      My oldest dughter received some asistance from the Salvation Army to get gas for some of her medical trips (144 mile roundtrip.)  Good luck.

      • March 13, 2012 at 1:34 pm
      Richard_K
      Participant

      Michael

      Don't forget that depending on your personal situation, your mileage could be a deductable medical expense in computing your income tax liability. I know I was surprised at how huch it added up to when completing my tax return for last year.

      Dick

      • March 13, 2012 at 1:34 pm
      Richard_K
      Participant

      Michael

      Don't forget that depending on your personal situation, your mileage could be a deductable medical expense in computing your income tax liability. I know I was surprised at how huch it added up to when completing my tax return for last year.

      Dick

      • March 13, 2012 at 1:34 pm
      Richard_K
      Participant

      Michael

      Don't forget that depending on your personal situation, your mileage could be a deductable medical expense in computing your income tax liability. I know I was surprised at how huch it added up to when completing my tax return for last year.

      Dick

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