Hundreds of cancer patients come from out of state to receive state-of-the-art care in Gilbert, but that means long and exhausting stays in hotel rooms. Banner Health is about to change that.
Sixteen homes will be built directly next to theTen acres in Gilbert to the west of the cancer center are now a construction site. Home builder Taylor Morrison is constructing and donating the two-bedroom homes.
"We’re not helping one family. Two or three hundred families for years to come. And when I say help, I say the difference between life and death," Sheryl Palmer with Taylor Morrison said."I had been diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. Thirty-seven years old, no prior history, three young children, young husband, and I was very shocked," she said.
"It allows you to actually rest because your body needs the rest," Beagley said. "It’s fighting so hard."The care at MD Anderson is specialized. They have patients from every state, and hotel room stays, even at a discount, can be hard. "Ahead of you is perhaps the biggest fight of your life, but then you have to worry about how you’re going to pay for it and where you’re going to stay. You can’t go home to your cozy bed at night and your familiar blanket," Andy Peterson with the Banner Health and Banner Alzheimer's foundations said."Not only house the cancer patient, but their caregiver or spouse for an indefinite amount of time. Whatever they need while seeking cancer care," Peterson said.
Once the foundation work is done, they can begin building the houses. They hope to have them ready by the end of the spring.
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