Road Trip to Nora’s Home

This post is from our original website. It was Published 2017/03/31

Members of TRIO Central Texas in Houston

One of our first actions after the chapter was formed was to define goals for the group.  Aside from promoting donor awareness, we learned there was a real need for temporary housing for patients and their caregivers who are awaiting a transplant or must be near the hospital for an extended time post-transplant.  Many people who come to Scott and White Medical Center for transplant surgery are not residents.  Staying in a nearby hotel is expensive, and they are isolated from others experiencing similar feelings and problems associated with transplant surgery.  We wanted to provide an affordable community setting.  Members visited the Ronald McDonald House, Nora’s Home in Houston, and Twice Blessed in Dallas to find out what such accommodations might be like.