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Relief for Life
Description: Relief For Life is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping the disabled individuals by supplying wheelchairs and other ambulatory aides and devices to improve their lifestyle. Our mission of enabling disabled individuals to lead fuller lives is really all about empowering people so that they may live with a degree of satisfaction and dignity.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a Federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Programs for which CMS is responsible include Medicare, Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), HIPAA, and CLIA.
Childhood Leukemia Foundation (CLF)
CLF provides financial support to eligible families to help cover everything from rent, mortgage payments, food and utility bills, transportation to treatment, and other critical expenses.
Answers to legal questions: 800.669.4000
Potentially life-threatening illnesses such as cancer can cause patients to encounter various forms of discrimination. There is help available should you experience discrimination at your place of work. Cancer is covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Cancer: Your Job, Insurance and the Law: 800.227.2345
Summarizes cancer patients' legal rights regarding insurance and employment; gives complaint procedure instruction.
Coalition of National Cancer Cooperative Groups (CNCCG) - 1.877.520.4457
Information about medical insurance coverage for clinical trials and the available options from CNCCG, a network of cancer clinical trials specialists that offers a variety of programs and information for physicians, patient advocacy groups and patients.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - 800.669.4000
Offers free or reduced cost legal services for cancer patients.
Link
http://www.eeoc.gov/
U.S. Living Will Registry
Protecting your choice and your peace of mind with an Advance Directive. Find Advance Directive forms and more within web site
Wishing Well Foundaion USA
The Foundation's single goal is to bring joy to children with life threatening illnesses by providing them with their fondest wish in life.
Beyond the Cure
The mission of Beyond the Cure is to help childhood cancer survivors integrate the cancer experience into their new life as survivors and successfully handle the challenges that are ahead of them and to celebrate survivorship.
Beyond the Cure is a program of The National Children's Cancer Society
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance
Provides emotional, educational, and practical support to children with cancer and their families in the Houston, TX area
The Cost Containment Research Institute
Free and Low Cost Prescription Drugs, a 48-page booklet, includes over one hundred free medication programs and over 1,100 drug listings. It also gives proven tips, tools and tactics on how and where to get free and low cost prescription drugs. Cost: $4.00.
The Medicine Program
This organization was established by volunteers dedicated to patients who cannot afford their prescription medication.
Clayton Dabney Foundation for Kids with Cancer
The Clayton Dabney Foundation grants wishes to children in the last stages of terminal cancer Please visit the website for details.
Komfy Kids
Komfy Kids are therapeutic dolls that have been designed to assist in the psychological well-being of children with hair loss due to cancer, alopecia, or otherwise.
Make A Wish Foundation
Wishes of critically ill children are granted through this program. Child must be between the ages of 2½ -18 years.
Link
http://www.wish.org/
Starlight Children's Foundation
Starlight Children's Foundation focuses on improving the quality of life for seriously-ill children and their families. In-hospital and out-patient programs and serivces are available.
Sunshine Foundation
Sunshine Foundation gives groups of seriously ill, physically challenged and abused children up to age 18, a special day in their favorite place. The Foundation's Dreamlifts is also part of the Cops for Kids® program to let the special kids interact with real-life heroes.
HelpingPatients.org
HelpingPatients.org is a web site by PhRMA and its member companies, which is designed to help you find patient assistance programs for which you may qualify. Patient assistance programs are designed to help patients in need receive assistance in acquiring their prescribed medications. This online service is free and completely confidential.
Medicine Bridge
Medicine Bridge is a nationwide administrative service that simplifies the entire application process for those who qualify for free prescription medications.
