NOTES OF GRATITUDE FROM OUR GUESTS AND PARTNERS
A phone call with an Open Arms guest recently was eye opening. What this guest and father (and active-duty military member) told me is that his 4-year-old son was diagnosed with a rare and deadly form of cancer in early 2023. This family lives and serves our country from the state of Hawaii. The best chance his child had was to immediately, within a few days of the diagnosis, transfer to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN to start treatment. However, they live on a military salary and still have a $3500 mortgage in Hawaii that they must continue to pay. Our housing allowed for him to keep his house, as well as the whole family, together during the past year plus that his child has been in treatment at St. Jude. He told me that without Open Arms housing, as well as St. Jude care, his son would not have made it, but now his son is in remission! He was very clear that what we do saves lives, just as much as the medical care does. - Michael
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