Can Assist's Bathurst branch has received funding from greenslips.com.au to help pay for cancer patients' green slip insurance.
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With COVID-19 creating additional risks and limitations, more cancer patients will be relying on their own vehicle for transport to treatment.
Cancer patients in need are encouraged to reach out for financial assistance from Can Assist Bathurst.
"Financial support is a very important increment to the quality of life for the cancer patient and their family," Can Assist Bathurst president Gen Croaker said.
"To pay for a patient's CTP insurance through the www.greenslips.com.au contribution will bring both financial and emotional support," Ms Croaker said.
"The car is so important for transporting patients to the doctor, getting medications, protecting their immunity and providing peace of mind."
Can Assist provides practical and financial support to cancer patients through travel, food and fuel vouchers, pharmaceuticals and utilities payments.
Can Assist Bathurst supported over 428 claims from patients in 2019 and expects that number to grow with the added burdens of COVID-19 impacting local cancer patients in numerous ways.
The branch is keen to help more patients in need, especially with payment from www.greenslips.com.au for their CTP green slip insurance.
"They [Can Assist Bathurst] have been amazing, helping with the high cost of medications and the very practical realities of life such as rates," local Can Assist client Linda Golding said.
"Cancer is a tough journey, and it's hard to ask for help. But the help from Can Assist has made such a difference to me, my family and our quality of life," Ms Golding said.
Can Assist Bathurst is funded entirely by local donations and corporate sponsorship, with all money raised locally staying local.
During COVID-19, the patient needs are more acute than ever before and Can Assist is equally committed to supporting all local cancer patients.
"We are seeing an increase in requests for assistance," Ms Croaker said.
"With radiotherapy treatment requiring six weeks of daily commutes from Bathurst to Orange, we will help with transport and/or the cost of accommodation."
"Either way, it is costly, and our assistance will ensure a better health outcome."
For more information, call Can Assist Bathurst on 6331 1601 or visit www.canassist.com.au.