Helping cancer patients feel at home.

Providing a Touch of Comfort

A Touch of Comfort was founded by James Pite, who had been battling cancer since 1993, having had months of chemotherapy and radiation treatments as well as two bone marrow transplants. Over 6 years he had hundreds of outpatient hospital visits and had spent months in the hospital - much of the time in isolation. He decided someone should do something to try to make cancer patients feel more at home while they are in the hospital - by providing everything from softer toilet paper to prepaid phone cards to mini stereo systems.

A Touch of Comfort is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable corporation formed to improve the quality of life and peace of mind for cancer patients and their loved ones. Its purpose is to provide cancer patients with resources, amenities and/or services they might otherwise go without and to educate the public about the need for such assistance.