Hope Lodge is a free, temporary hotel for cancer patients who are in treatment. The American Cancer Society built 28 such hotels around the country with donations and maintains them with staff and volunteers.

The Bryants stayed at the Hope Lodge in Nashville, which was just a couple of minutes from Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, where Adam Bryant received treatment.

"If we had to be at the hospital at 7 a.m. Monday, we'd go on Sunday night and stay there, otherwise we'd have to leave extremely early Monday morning," Amy Bryant said of the 90-minute trip from home to the hospital. "Then if we would've had to drive home after treatment, it would be so hard on Adam.

"There were days when he felt good after treatments, and days when he wanted to go straight to bed. Hope Lodge was a big convenience."

Adam Bryant was diagnosed with extragonadal germ cell tumor. His treatments included 61/2 hours of chemotherapy a day, Monday through Friday.

In all, the Bryants stayed at Hope Lodge for four weeks, a savings of between $750 and $1,000 per week, Amy Bryant said.

Rawlings left behind many close friends at Atmos when he lost his battle with signet ring adenocarcinoma in 2007, according to a company press release.

“I worked with Mike for nearly 20 years,” says employee Ernie Napier. “He was smart, dedicated and a huge fan of motorcycles!”

"We found ourselves between insurance found I was diagnosed with cancer," said Chris Fontaine.

Chris Fontaine is with Williams Fine Violins, and over the years, he's worked on the instruments of Nashville's best musicians. But Chris was recently diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer.

"There are hard times and hard days, but there is never a day without hope, said Charity Fontaine, Chris's wife who is expecting their fourth child in August.

The 51-year-old Hamilton, who won the 1984 Olympic gold medal and is a four-time world champion, was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1997 and with a noncancerous brain tumor in 2004.

For the last nine years, Hamilton has staged "An Evening with Scott Hamilton and Friends," and on Nov. 7 he will skate in the event at the Quicken Loan Arena. Hamilton's show has raised $10 million for Hamilton's CARES Initiative at the Clinic's Taussig Cancer Institute.

The story was first reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Representing Tennessee South Central Region of Hyundai, Bill Powers, general manager of the Import Division of Wyatt-Johnson Automotive Group, presented a donation of $40,000 to Dr. Michael Engel of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.

"As we celebrate eleven years of giving hope, we recognize that same commitment in Dr. Engel and the entire community of Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital," said Powers. "I am proud to present Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital this donation in the amount of $40,000 on behalf of the 2009 Hyundai Hope on Wheels Tour and the South Central Region dealers."