You can make sure no one faces cancer alone!
Your kindness can be a lifeline for Kiwis facing cancer.
Right now, we need your support to ensure no one faces cancer alone. Every day, 74 New Zealanders are diagnosed with cancer and turning to us, your donation today will help provide vital services like transport to treatment, free accommodation, and nurse support. With your support, we can be there the moment someone hears the words “you have cancer.” Please donate now.
“I finally knew what I was fighting.” - Jenni, breast cancer patient
When Jenni’s breast cancer was discovered during a mammogram, she felt a surprising sense of clarity.
“It made sense to me. I finally knew why I’d been feeling so unwell. I knew what I was fighting.”
Her treatment included a complex 14-hour surgery, followed by radiation therapy a demanding path that required time, patience, and support.
During radiation, Jenni stayed at the Cancer Society’s Lodge.
“It’s just amazing. You’re with people going through the same thing, and there’s a general understanding. You can laugh, really laugh, and no one thinks it’s inappropriate. You’re in it together.”
The Lodge wasn’t just a place to rest it became a community where Jenni found comfort, understanding, and strength.
“My husband Keith had prostate cancer, and I was his carer, so I’d already seen what treatment could be like. We stayed at the Cancer Society Lodge then, too. It helped me not to be afraid when it was my turn.”
For Jenni, and thousands of others, the Cancer Society provides more than medical support — they offer a safe place to stay, free nursing care, transport to treatments, access to counselling, and a community of hope.
Will you help make sure these vital services are always available?
Your donation today helps keep the Cancer Society’s doors open for families like Jenni’s, so no one has to face cancer alone.
Please donate now. Your kindness brings comfort, courage, and hope to Kiwis fighting cancer every day.
