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Originally Posted by redwitch
Russ, I've never denied that Moffitt is a legitimate, good (actually, great) cancer treatment center and I don't think anyone has said otherwise, although I do remember one post insinuating Moffitt was not really not-for-profit. (Personally, I'm hard-pressed to be convinced that anything but a county hospital or Shriner's and St. Jude's are truly not-for-profits in the medical field.) Totally irrelevant.
Also, to me, there's a huge difference between the charity balls, contributions for wings made by the monied, etc. and pretty much forcing people to contribute whether they believe in the "charity" or not. Almost every event held at Savannah Center now seems to have a portion going to Moffitt. As I've stated, I won't attend an event where a portion of the proceeds go to TV's Moffitt Center, but I really resent not attending some of these events. I truly would have enjoyed some of them but I'll be danged if I'm going to give one nickel to something I feel is unnecessary, of little benefit to the majority and rammed down my throat as if it was the greatest gift ever given.
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While I will say that I do have issues with the fund raising for the Moffitt Center, at the same time I can not agree that it is unnecessary or of little benefit to the majority.
After having a loved one go through various treatments and finding out what is and is not covered under insurance I fully understand the need for "options" when it comes to cancer treatments and insurance. Not all treatment centers are accepted by every insurance company. As an example when my wife needed treatment for her cancer we were faced with the option of "in plan" centers that were 2 hours away and out of state or two others that would mean we had to fly to those cities. She choose the one that was one hour away and in state but "out of plan" which required a much higher out of pocket from us. I do not know if this will be an issue here but it certainly could be. I can not begin to count how many family and friends have been touched by my wife's fight with cancer and according to the American Cancer Society about 569,000 Americans were expected to die in 2010 from cancer. So I then wonder how many of those 569,000 families and families such as mine who are still fighting this disease would feel that a new cancer center would only benefit the majority and is thus unnecessary.
Some may just feel that Moffitt in TV is unnecessary and that is certainly their privilege but my guess is that if they ever need treatment things will probably be seen in a different light.