FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana is asking the public for donations of durable medical equipment, hygiene supplies, and nutrition drink. They say these items are essential to helping people with cancer safely manage daily living activities during treatment.
The medical equipment needed includes rollators (walkers with seats), shower chairs, transport wheelchairs and raised toilet seats with handles. The hygiene supplies needed include adult briefs, unscented baby wipes, and face masks.
Cancer Services provides these items to clients free of charge to ensure the client’s safety and comfort during cancer treatment. Because of the community’s support, Cancer Services was able to loan out 1,143 pieces of durable medical equipment and provided 30,454 hygiene supplies to families touched by cancer in 2021.
Cancer Services is also seeking donations of nutrition drinks, such as boost or ensure. Nutrition drinks helps people who struggle to maintain their nutrition needs because of the side effects of cancer treatment, such as loss of appetite, altered taste, and nausea. Cancer Services provides this drink to clients at a highly reduced cost. The agency distributed 2,443 cases of drink to clients last year.
Donations will be welcomed at Cancer Services, 6316 Mutual Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46825, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
