The American Cancer Soceity’s Nashville Memorial Foundation Hope Lodge sits as a beacon of hope on Charlotte Avenue and is a place that many have called a home away from home. Over the past 20 years our Hope Lodge has provided over 250,000 nights of cost-free lodging for cancer patients and their caregivers who travel to Nashville, Tn to access top quality cancer care. Providing this lodging free of charge breaks down barriers that prevent cancer patients from accessing care that leads to survivorship.
Tommy and Amanda have been volunteers for the American Cancer Soceity’s Assocaite Board of Ambassadors and ACSCAN groups. When Tommy’s mother was diagnosed with cancer and was faced with how to best cancer her cancer treatment in Nashville while traveling from Jackson, Tennessee they knew the Hope Lodge was the place to go. During this year’s Discovery Ball Mission Moment Tommy and Amanda will share their personal story with the Hope Lodge and its invaluable impact on their story.
The American Cancer Society is the leading cancer-fighting organization with a vision to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. We are the only organization improving the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.