Mark your calendars! July 1, 2011
Posted on June 15th, 2011 by Blair
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The Wake Med Ronald McDonald Family Room is open!
Posted on May 27th, 2011 by Blair
Think of the Ronald McDonald House as a big ol’ honking cheeseburger. The Big Mac, if you will. It’s full of rooms & places to sleep & good food & good love. A Ronald McDonald Family Room is like the cheeseburger in a kid’s meal. Still tasty, still gets the job done, but on a [...]
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Posted on February 2nd, 2011 by Blair
After being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of ten, Lexi Lopez spent a month as a patient at Sacred Heart Medical Center & then three months as a guest at the Ronald McDonald House of Spokane while undergoing chemotherapy. Scared, worried, & 100 miles from their home, Lexi & her family found [...]
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Talking with Johnson & Johnson at Blissdom 2011.
Posted on February 1st, 2011 by Blair
Ladies & gentlemen, I feel privileged to share the Top 5 Ways to Make an Incredibly Unattractive Video: Have a weird straggler hair that every viewer wants to chop off. Say “home” in an odd way that is reminiscent of Stewie Griffen. Sit on an incredibly low couch that will squish your entire body into [...]
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Letter from a mother.
Posted on November 24th, 2010 by Blair
The Army Who Kept Us Strong As a military family, we know what it means to surround ourselves with strength. So, when our son was diagnosed with brain cancer we set out to build an army. We found the best doctors, nurses and specialists and then the rest of our army found us at the [...]
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Pop-tabs pay it forward!
Posted on November 24th, 2010 by Blair
Thank you, Casey, for pointing out this heartwarming story about Georgia 4-H & RMHC!
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Well, we didn’t finish last.
Posted on September 26th, 2010 by Blair
This morning? It was AWESOME. I met two other gals in Durham, NC for a 5K race for the Ronald McDonald House of Durham. It’s the second 5K I’ve ever participated in (the first one being in NYC this past August) & I was so pumped. & nervous. I can hold my own but to [...]
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A reason to celebrate.
Posted on September 23rd, 2010 by Blair
Next week, on September 29, we will open our 300th Ronald McDonald House in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1974 when we opened the first in Philadelphia, we knew we had something special, but no one thought it would take off the way that it did. After 36 years of love, compassion, and healing, we have [...]
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Without you.
Posted on September 23rd, 2010 by Blair
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Jennifer’s story – Keeping a family together.
Posted on August 27th, 2010 by Blair
There is not enough praise that I can sing about Jennifer. NOT ENOUGH. Jenn & I typically email back & forth throughout the week, just with little encouragements & funny stories to keep our days going. Sweet, witty, & totally like the sprinkles on an ice cream cone, seeing Jennifer’s emails pop up always put [...]
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