the hope lodge is a place people can call home while they are traveling outside the city to come totlanta to get cancer treatment. >> all of the lodges offer their guests a range of amenities like here in atlanta. while it is free for dpess to use the lodge, they need to bring a care giver. there are responsibilities that go along with the stay. >> all of our guests have we believe that helps with the environment. you'll have chores at home, why not have chores here. >> there are 31 locations that have hope lodges, each has a small staff and a group of dedicated and trained volunteers. the real value of these places cannot be measured. >> the best thingng about hope lodge is we get to see lives transformed with hope. brick and mortar is brick and mortar but when you see a transformed heart because of the emotional support we are able to give, that's what makes my job the best job in the whole world. >> these lodges have been around since 1970. they supported almost 43,000 patients and care givers. >> more than a third of americans are not getting enough sleep. a study says hundreds of tho