Sunny Place Cottage – James Apartment

January-February 2014

We stayed in the James apartment for 30 days while undergoing a bone marrow transplant. Bone marrow transplant patients undergo very high doses of chemotherapy that wipe out their immune systems. During the recovery process, patients need extremely clean environments due to compromised immune systems and the patients are often very sick and uncomfortable. In addition, families are away from home for extended periods, spend a large amount of time in the apartments and have special dietary needs that make cooking very important. Serenity House Network has provided a safe, comfortable and clean environment for our family.

When we learned that we would be in Rochester for at least one month for this procedure, we visited many different properties, including extended stay hotels. We determined that Serenity House Network was far and away the best choice for us for several reasons, including: the extremely clean environment as a result of high standards and excellent rules for transplant families (including no shoes and no pets in the apartments and special cleaning processes); the ability to accommodate more than one caregiver at a time (we had two caregivers for the duration of the time here) and more flexible visiting policies than at other transplant housing; furnishings designed for transplant patients, including comfortable beds and furniture; laundry; and attention to detail so that the apartments were designed for transplant families to be most comfortable and safe. In addition, it was more affordable than other options.

Our Serenity House Network apartment has enhanced our stay in Rochester, and we could not imagine staying anywhere else. Greg and Jodie have been supportive and attentive and it has been wonderful to be near another family going through the same thing.