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I had the same issue. no proton center near me. nearest is over 500 mi. away.
I still chose it over staying home.
I rented a condo for 6 weeks. It was very comfortable. Even had an exercise room if I chose to use it and more TV stations than I have a home, plus a new area to explore. Since you are only 2 hours away, you can go home on weekends. Nothing happens on weekends. You can even get a late appointment on Monday and an early one on Friday so you can come down on Monday and go home on Friday.
Won't say it didn't break the bank, but I would choose it all over again over regular radiation.
I was 75 and mine was anal cancer, but I didn't want to live with side effects if I didn't have to. Still got a lot of living to so.

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Thank you so much for sharing your experience.

Check to see if the city you would be going to has a place like Hope Lodge where you can stay for free or a nominal charge while receiving treatment.