Caring Cabin Eligibility Requirements
If your child is receiving active treatment for cancer or being treated with chemotherapy for a related blood disease, or is facing a terminal illness, we may be able to offer some comforting moments to your family. Please review our initial cabin eligibility requirements and see if your family is eligible to apply to stay in our wonderful respite home. Requirements include:
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At the time the family stays at the cabin the child/adolescent is receiving active treatment for cancer, or chemotherapy for a related blood disease, or is eligible for hospice. The child/adolescent must be between the ages of 4 and 19 years old.
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Confirmed diagnosis by a medical professional
- Treatment is occuring in Oregon or SW Washington
- Family is responsible for their child's medical needs. No medical or support staff is on site at the Cabin
Cabin Features:
- 3,900 square foot home
- Four private bedrooms
- Meditation pavilion
- Large stone fireplace
- Fishing dock
- Beautiful nature pathways
- Family game room and private sitting areas
- Wheelchair accessible and medically equipped
- And much more…
Many thanks to the efforts of our Get It Built Leadership Committee in helping CCA realize the Caring Cabin dream:
- Clare Hamill, V.P., New Business Development, Nike
- Robert L. Thompson, Design Principal, TVA Architects Inc.
- Jim Robison, Executive Director of Corporate Services, Nike
- Rick Lesniak, Owner/General Contractor, Blazer Development, Inc.
- Bob Walsh, President, Walsh Construction, Co.
- Dale Pellow, Vice President, Howard S. Wright Construction
- Jim Petsche, Director of Corporate Facilities and Development, Nike
- Dick Hutchison, Project Manager, Walsh Construction, Co.
- John Heili, Associate, TVA Architects Inc.
- Kurt Ostermiller, Chief Financial Officer, Caffal Bros.
- Regina Ellis, Co-Founder/Executive Director, Children’s Cancer Association
- Cliff Ellis, Co-Founder, Children’s Cancer Association
Design Committee Chairs
- Bryce Amato, Amato Johnson Design
- Pamela Johnson, Amato Johnson Design
