Can you imagine being a working single mom, with no health insurance, who wakes up on a weekday morning to find that your child has strep throat. You will have to take the day off work, pay for a doctor's visit, and buy all of the necessary medications. A friend tells you about a health clinic with a beautiful facility and caring staff that can help. After the doctor treats your child and hands over your prescription for antibiotics (which you can fill free at Publix), the nurse hands you a bottle of children's Tylenol so that you don't have to buy any.
I don't know about you, but I want in on helping to make that happen. And you can get in on it for free! Siloam Clinic in Nashville is dedicated to providing affordable healthcare. If you would like to know more about what they do, you can visit them here.
Here is an excerpt that I received from their Volunteer Services Coordinator:
Yes…we always have a need for over the counter medications. It is something we give out to patients every single day – cold meds, advil, Tylenol, aspirin, hydrocortisone cream, monistat 7, etc. Some folks just pick up one thing each grocery visit and drop it off, so any size, any brand, works for us. It would not have to be in bulk.
If you are interested in a list of ideas (in addition to the ones above) for donations, you can check the list here. Donating to Siloam is as simple as putting a container in your linen closet (top shelf if you have little ones) and collecting all that free cough syrup and Bayer aspirin in it. When it gets full, or you are already headed that direction,drop it off at the front desk at Siloam. It's only about a 5-7 minute drive down 65 from Brentwood.
Also, if you are without health insurance, give them a call. There's no reason you can't drop off some of your coupon medicine stash and see the doctor at the same time! Giving and receiving do not have to be mutually exclusive.
