Our Goal:
During the early years our goal was to locate and acquire a facility to provide a home for these patients, and their twenty-four hour a day caregiver, who are undergoing treatment for hematological malignancies and bone marrow/stem cell transplants. The Miracle House opened in October 2008 and has been specifically designed to provide adequate living space, a positive and supportive atmosphere and an alternative for patients who must travel great distances in order to receive specialized treatment not available in their own communities. The bone marrow transplant patients come to the Charleston area from throughout South Carolina or from the surrounding states, and are the largest growth area of patients at the Hope Lodge complex. Insurance does not cover their stay in local hotels and patients must pay out of pocket for all living expenses. The Miracle House will provide for better patient care for those receiving "routine" treatments for these diseases and for those in related research projects who cannot afford to stay in close proximity to the area professionals, hospitals, and cancer center.
The purpose of the Miracle House is to provide a "home like" atmosphere for interaction among other patients and their caregivers, and to provide an opportunity to focus on the additional needs of transplant patients. Leukemia treatment far from home if a financial and emotional burden to families. We provide housing for patients and their caregiver regardless of their financial situation. However, what often takes the heaviest toll on patients is the emotional isolation of living away from family and friends when their support and closeness is most needed. The Miracle House brings these patients together and allows them and their caregivers to share their common experiences and problems, to learn from each other, and to gain strength from knowing that they do not have to face these challenges alone. The emotional and financial hardship of obtaining specialized treatment in an unfamiliar city adds to the already traumatic pressures facing patients and their families. The Miracle House helps to ease this burden by providing a "Home Away From Home."
Announcement:
The Holiday Donor Form is the perfect gift for the person who has everything, and a great way to help others.
We are currently having the Dollar Campaign. When you visit our website all we are asking for is that you will at least donate 1 dollar. Make donations here. Thanks.
The Parker Miracle House will not be having the BBQ Cook0Off in November as planned but we will re-schedule for the spring of 2010. Please check our web site for updates regarding the scheduled date. Thanks.