For some families, life is anything but ordinary.
When everyday life is turned upside down by a child’s serious illness or injury, the one thing most families desperately long for is a bit of normality again.
Ronald McDonald House gives families struggling with extraordinary circumstances, far from home, somewhere they can share everyday family moments, like playing or eating dinner together.
Demand for our services has never been greater. Your urgent gift this tax time will help keep families close when they are facing the most difficult time of their lives.
Jen and Eugene’s son, Raphael (Raph), was born with an undiagnosed neurological genetic disorder.
He has a long list of health challenges, including a hole in the heart, epilepsy and hearing loss. He cannot swallow and needs to be tube fed.
Jen and Eugene have stayed at Ronald McDonald House Monash and Ronald McDonald House North Fitzroy when Raph has needed hospital care. Staying at Ronald McDonald House has meant that they have a place to call 'Home' where they can eat dinner together after a long day at the hospital and be a family. Here, they can spend time with their little boy, who will never play outside because his immune system is so weak.
“We don’t know what the future holds and how long we have with Raph, so cuddling him and enjoying him day by day is what my family is most grateful for.”
– Jen, Raph’s mum
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