{"id":4828,"date":"2021-01-29T14:08:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T14:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cancerhopenetwork.org\/?p=4828"},"modified":"2023-05-11T09:42:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T13:42:19","slug":"newclassjanuary2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cancerhopenetwork.org\/blog\/newclassjanuary2021\/","title":{"rendered":"CHN Trains New Class of Volunteers","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The newest class of Cancer Hope Network volunteers have undergone surgery, radiation and stem cell transplants. They\u2019ve gotten their nutrition via PEG tubes. Several have cared for loved ones fighting their own battles with cancer. One tended her mother through hospice. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cancerhopenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/match-me2.jpg?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"https:\/\/cancerhopenetwork.org\/matchme.html\" class=\"wp-image-2328\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>They enjoy golf and fishing, play tennis and practice yoga. Some run, others knit (including completing their first-ever sweater not long ago!) One served in the Army and another is a personal trainer and certified nutrition coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEach new class of survivor and caregiver volunteers is a reminder that kindness and strength are in rich supply,\u201d said CHN\u2019s Director of Programs Samantha Schrager. \u201cThanks to these cancer survivors and caregivers willingness to serve as mentors, we are providing support and hope for clients across the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cancerhopenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/new-class-.png?resize=620%2C620&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4831\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Carly \u2013 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Betty \u2013 Caregiver<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Travis \u2013 Head and Neck Cancer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Terry \u2013 Anal Cancer 2, HPV+ &amp; grief caregiver<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Perry \u2013 Multiple Myeloma\/Amyloidosis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The group joins more than 400 Support Volunteers already committed to providing peer mentoring for cancer patients and the people who love them.&nbsp; To connect with these, or one of our other volunteers, please call our Programs Team at 877-HOPENET (877.467.3638) or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/cancerhopenetwork.org.\">cancerhopenetwork.org.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cancerhopenetwork.org\/give\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cancerhopenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/because-of-you-gift.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3860\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caring and being cared for. 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