Pillows of Hope Foundation provides lodging for people who have to travel for cancer treatments. Many patients must travel far from home to reach specialized care, and the cost of hotels or rentals can become a heavy burden on top of medical bills and time away from work.
By helping cover lodging, we give patients and their caregivers one less thing to worry about, and a comfortable place to rest between appointments.
Our Story
It began with a post on Facebook. An old high school friend in Louisiana shared that her four-year-old daughter had been diagnosed with a rare disease. Her family made trip after trip to Houston so their little girl could get the treatment she needed. Then one day they shared the news every parent fears: their daughter had lost her fight and gone home to be with the Lord. My own oldest daughter was the same age at the time, and I couldn’t begin to imagine the grief they were carrying.
Not long after, Sonya’s sister learned she had stage 4 colon cancer. She was a mother raising five children, and her husband was the family’s only provider. On top of everything else, they had to find a way to get from Louisiana to Houston, again and again, so she could receive care.
Two families I knew were facing unimaginable circumstances, and I felt called to do something for them and for the many others walking the same road. That is how Pillows of Hope was born. We work to ease the financial burden of traveling for treatment, so patients and their families can focus on what matters most: God, family, and healing.
— Larry Hayes, Founder and President
