Volunteers are an integral part of the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. From helping in the administrative offices, to assisting patients seeking educational materials and greeting visitors in the lobby of the Cancer Center, volunteers support all phases of Cancer Center operations. A keen interest in, or a personal experience with cancer gives our volunteers the warm and sensitive skills needed to assure patients and visitors that they are in a place committed to both caring and healing. Stories of Strength, Refuge and Belonging. When we serve someone they have a deeper sense of their value as a human being, their wholeness, their worthiness, no matter where they are in life.
Service is the final step in the healing of any great wound.
As people recover, they may have a greater sense of connection to others, a deeper altruism and openness to being there for others. Our wounds make us gentle with the wounds of others and teach us compassion. A hospital is a place of hospitality. We are the hosts welcoming our guests - making them feel safe and cared for. This information is not a tool for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional care.