Testimonials

We stayed here for Jonathan’s double lung transplant. It was the perfect house for this adventure. It gave us a place to call home.

It was enough space for my in-laws to join us and provide some additional help and for our teenaged daughter to stay with us on the week-ends.

Thank you!

This was our second time staying with SHN and it was just as wonderful as the first. Our stay was shorter this time, 2 weeks, but there is nothing like having a home away from home when you are going through hard stuff. Greg and Brent were wonderful to work with. We just really appreciate having such a nice place to stay. We loved the sunroom and the deck on the warm days and the fireplace when it snowed 13.5 inches on our first night. Brent was great at clearing the snow for early appointments. Such a blessing SHN has been to our family.

Thanks to my daughter, I made a decision to stay at Serenity House Network versus a hotel or motel. Was here for 42 days and very happy with the SHN, the staff and facility. Very clean and comfortable. The garage is a great feature as we had a 20 inch snowfall with high winds. The Julianna Apartment is as close to home as you can be. The TV system here is also very good with about any program you might want.

We were very blessed to have found this place and picked it for my home for the last 42 days.

Staying here while my husband received his double-lung transplant, and recovered from it, was a home away from home and provided us exactly what we needed for 3 months. We are grateful.

To future SHN Guests: Neighborhood Nook is a home away from home. Private, comfortable and well cared for. So if you’re having one of those “bad” days you can come back here, put your “PJ’s” on and just relax and be comfortable. Everyone at SHN are so friendly and helpful. I had a couple of “PJ” days and felt comfortable just lazing around all day resting and napping. Our 5 weeks of chemo and radiation flew by. We enjoyed our stay. Brent, next door, is great at answering questions, clearing snow for early appointments and helping with whatever he can. Enjoy your stay. We did. May God bless you on your journey as He has me.

The Quincy Apartment at Johnston House has been our home for over 3 months, nearly 4. We were here for my son’s stem cell transplant. His younger brother was the donor. Thank you, SHN, for being flexible when our time frames were uncertain. We celebrated Thanksgiving (thanks for the pumpkin pie), Christmas, New Year’s and the birthdays of all 3 of our kids here. We also recently celebrated our son being cancer-free. Having a home to live in made this experience much more comfortable. Thanks for taking such good care of us SHN! We have recommended you to some friends that have a transplant coming up in March. Thank you for your kindness!

We cannot say enough wonderful things about the Serenity House Network. So very friendly and down to earth. Love the Christian foundation it stands on. Mae’s Apartment was so warm and cozy during the cold weather. Such a nice, close apartment to come back to after going to appointments every day while we were here for my husband’s stem cell transplant. Greg was correct when he said we would be here for 5 weeks after the transplant using my husband’s own cells. The wonderful cinnamon chip bread was so welcoming at the beginning of our stay and Nicole, the House Mom (SHN Volunteer), was so thoughtful checking in on us and sending warm thoughts and healing prayers. Thank you all so much for being so kind and caring. It’s calming to know you are here for the families that need to come to Rochester and the Mayo Hospital. Hoping to not have to come back but we will definitely be calling on you if we need to make a stay again! Thanks again, Prayers of Gratitude,

Home away from home is what Serenity House Network provided for us. We were required to be in Rochester for 5 weeks in order to receive Proton Beam radiation to treat my colorectal cancer. One of the most difficult things about a treatment course of that duration has been being 5 hours away from home and family. The Sierra Apartment provided us a cozy, healing space. It allowed family to come to us as though it was “normal”. Our kids had space to play. Whether it was doing puzzles or working remotely, it allowed us the space to be comfortable in a way that would be impossible in any other setting. The process of my medical treatment has been uncomfortable. Everything in the Sierra Apartment has been exactly what we needed, even when we didn’t know we needed it! The Serenity House Network staff were reliable and responsive! Setting up accommodations was easy and moving in was friendly. The House Mom was friendly and helpful. Our children appreciated the quilts from Project Linus! Overall, the Serenity House Network provided comfort during uncomfortable treatment, reliability in an uncertain and scary time, and a home instead of a house!

Thank you for everything!

God has been so good to our family. My sister-in-law had a cancer tumor removed and we were here to help with her recovery. Her sister’s husband was here as well but had to leave a little earlier.

God was with my sister-in-law. At age 74 this was a very big deal. So many friends and family have prayed and God answered. Thank you for your loving heart to follow God’s will for your lives.

The Lord always amazes me. My sister-in-law needed to come to Mayo for surgery and we needed a place to stay and help her after surgery. The apartment was just what we needed. It worked out just great. Thank you for your work you do.