Run for a friend
- By: Paul Elliott
- Short URL: https://archive.backabuddy.co.za/run-for-a-friend
- Date Created: 9 April 2020
Personal message
A good friend has been diagnosted with colon cancer and is in need of support to fund his treatment. I will be running Comrades for the first time this year to help him. My sister-in-law also passed away due to cancer and am doing this run in honour of her.
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R 0.00CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation
CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation SA is the only organisation in South Africa that provides comprehensive countrywide support for children with cancer and other life-threatening blood disorders, and their families. CHOC has a head office in Johannesburg, six regional offices, two branches, and 12 accommodation facilities close to treatment centres. CHOC relies heavily on corporate sponsors, donations from groups or individuals wanting to make a difference in the lives of these little ones.
Their comprehensive support improves the welfare and quality of care of children with cancer and offers families a wide range of psychosocial services and practical support such as counselling, free accommodation, free transport and transport fund to ensure that no child abandons treatment due to the family not affording transport costs, food parcels as they recognise the financial difficulties families often face and parent to parent support groups. CHOC also plays a leading advocacy role and promotes early detection to save lives nationally.