In 1997, T2B was founded by two local women, Doris Lapico and Tania Sorge, who shared a similar story. Having spent a great deal of time in the hospital with their families and loved ones, the two felt the need to change the experience of cancer for patients and families while in a hospital setting. The goal in 1997 was to refurbish two Oncology rooms and bring in a warm comfortable surrounding for patients and families having to be in the hospital during difficult times. From this, a grassroots organization that is now known as Transition to Betterness (T2B) began and continues to touch many local families and patients in our local community.
Refurbished rooms help make hospitals feel less clinical and more like home. Since 1997, T2B has enhanced the hospital rooms at Windsor Regional Hospital’s Met Campus Oncology Unit, Palliative Care Rooms at Windsor Regional Hospital Ouellette Campus, Leamington Memorial District Hospital treatment room, Paediatric Oncology Satellite Unit at Windsor Regional Hospital and Hotel Dieu Grace Healthcare’s Palliative Unit. T2B has piloted over 17 programs and continues to operate and fund them annually.
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