The Health Services Foundation of the South Shore created the Journey Room at South Shore Regional Hospital, a quiet space where cancer patients receive complementary therapies like Reiki and massage during chemotherapy. A decade-long fundraising partnership with the Atkinson Group made it possible.
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The Journey Room is really an oasis in the middle of the hospital for people who are seeking cancer care and chemotherapy. The Journey Room is the place where cancer patients and their caregivers can come and stay for a period of time. They can receive a variety of services such as Reiki, massage therapy, possibly art therapy. It's really an opportunity for people just to have a quiet space while their loved ones are receiving chemotherapy. The Journey Room has a long history of interest in the community, so certainly the Atkinson Group have been doing a tremendous amount of fundraising for almost a decade. The opportunity for space came available in the hospital, and that was really something that we, he needed. So once the space became available, we jumped on the opportunity to help with the Atkinson Group and to take advantage of the space and really to make a dream become a reality. Thank you on behalf of the Health Services Foundation of the South Shore and all the patients and the families who use the Journey Room and South Shore Regional Hospital. Your fundraising over the last many, many years, actually for a decade, has made a tremendous difference. You can see the difference in the Journey Room. Within the last year, this room has been created with love and passion, and it has made a tremendous difference. For all the people who have had to use this space. Thank you so much.
