Alula funds healing trips for cancer thrivers — in active treatment, or within a year of finishing. A few days to stop being a patient. A few days to remember who you were before the diagnosis, and start to meet who you're becoming after it.
That trip gave me hope for the first time in months.
I wasn't a patient. I wasn't scheduling appointments. I was just a person again — and I came back ready for what was next.
— Megan, founder · on the trip that became Alula
Cancer doesn't pause. But you can. A thriver trip is a few days of intentional rest in a place that lets you remember who you are outside the appointment calendar.
After my mastectomy, after chemo, before radiation — I went to Hana, Maui with my family. I wasn't a patient. I wasn't scheduling. I was simply present. I came home lighter. More hopeful. Stronger to face what was still ahead.
A thriver trip isn't a getaway. It isn't a reward for being sick. It's a deliberate disconnect — long enough to stop managing, stop scheduling, and let the healing that's harder to schedule actually happen.
At launch, the program is intentionally modest. We're starting small and building responsibly. Every trip will be the prototype for the next one.
Drivable when possible. Less travel stress, more healing time.
3–5 nights of hotel coverage plus a travel stipend.
Healing isn't done alone. Bring the people who got you through.
Active treatment, or within a year of finishing. Priority on the hardest moments.
The application process is still being built. We want to launch it carefully — not quickly. When it opens, you'll be the first to know.
No spam. Just one email when the door opens.
If you're a thriver waiting for applications to open, or someone who loves a thriver, or someone who just believes in the work — there are ways to be part of Alula right now.
Share Alula with someone who needs it. The most useful thing you can do today is forward this site to a thriver who could use a moment of hope.
Book your own travel through Alula. Every commission funds the next trip. Same price as direct, real impact.
Donate a vacation stay. If you have a second home or vacation rental, an empty week can become a trip. Learn more →
Your trip
is coming.
Occasional letters from Alula. Trips funded, stories shared, milestones reached.