Personal care program offered at no charge for Lake County cancer patients
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News from Valerie Lindstrom, Cheerful Touch
POLSON — Cheerful Touch is a personal care program offered by Cheerful Heart to cancer patients currently in treatment. The program includes local cosmetologists and massage therapists offering massages, skin, nail and hair care at no charge to cancer patients. Call Cheerful Heart with questions or to schedule an appointment at 406-883-3070. Patients should consult with their doctors before using these services.
Cheerful Heart serves Lake County cancer patients who are currently in treatment. The organization provides volunteers for the Oncology Clinic in Polson at St. Joseph Medical Center. Volunteers serve soup on Tuesdays at the Polson Clinic. St. Luke in Ronan schedules appointments at their infusion center throughout the week. Both clinics carry inventories of head coverings, Knitted Knockers (breast prosthesis) and ComfyChemo shirts available for no charge to patients. Services include transportation to treatment or medical appointments locally plus in Missoula and Kalispell, running errands, preparing meals, walking dogs, or tasks as requested.
A cancer support group meets from noon to 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month in the Chapel at St. Joseph Medical Center. The Cheerful Heart Cancer Support Group is for anyone affected by cancer and is led by Pastor Matthew Connally of the Ronan/Polson Nazarene Church. The Chapel is located inside the front entrance to the hospital.
Cheerful Heart, Inc., a 501c3 non-profit, has served cancer patients in Lake County since 2002. Those with questions or needs can call 406-883-3070. Check out the Cheerful Heart web site at: www.cheerfulheart.org or email cheartinc@gmail.com. Mailing address for the organization is Cheerful Heart, P.O. Box 688, Polson, MT 59860.
