Our aim is to provide social and emotional support
to individuals going through their cancer journey. We use our buses to
transport service users to Cork University Hospital, Bons Secours Cork and
Mid-Western Oncology Hospital Limerick for treatment free of charge, our
bridging transport scheme to transport individuals for treatment where no other
service fits the bill. We provide information and support through our “peer
companion” programme and also when we travel to schools and groups in the
region. We also have a range of facilities including a trained counsellor
available to service users and family members at our centre in Tralee and are
delighted to be in partnership with Cork Cancer Care to distribute Blankets of
Hope to cancer patients in the region. The services, supported by you, result in health, emotional and
financial benefits for cancer patients and also benefit their families and
carers. Our service users experience great emotional and social support from
each other. The service has been likened to a “travelling support group”. We always
listen to our service users and medical professionals and one of the things
that we have been hearing is that we need to cater for wheelchair access in our
fleet. For this reason, when we replace our Cork bus we will be sourcing
one that is accessible to everyone. All of our services are consistent with our
mission and it is the generous support of individuals like you that makes it
possible for our organisation to stay on the road and continue to provide our
vital services to the people of Kerry and beyond