We were releasted from the hospital five days after being admitted. It was a happy day, but not as happy as it would have been if we would have been going "home". We went to the Ronald Mcdonald House just down the street from the hospital. We are so thankful for this opportunity! The setting is much like a large house with a big family. We had a little room on the third floor. The kitchen is set up for you to cook and clean just like your own kitchen. The food that has been donated, in the 6 fridges and 5 freezers, is free for all. Most meals, breakfast, lunch and dinner, were donated and prepared by others. At 6pm a hot dinner waiting, and that was heaven sent! The washer and dryers are down stairs and equipped with everything you would ever need. Everything is donated!
This was a great place that we called home for about 2 weeks. This is the "house that love built". We got to know many people who also were struggling with a sick child. This experience has changed me forever. I will forever serve the Ronald Mcdonald House and give back. At first, Presley didnt want to go to "McDonald's house", it wasn't home, and everything in our little girls life had been turned upside down. But then, when the time came to leave, she didn't want to go. She would often look at this picture of Ronald and talk about how "McDonald" was so nice to let us stay at his house. It became a safe and familiar place to her. We will always remember the kindness we were shown during those early days of her diagnosis. |
| Food wasn't allowed in the rooms, so every meal and snack was eaten in the kitchen. This wasn't always convenient at in the middle of the night! :) |
We spent a lot of time in our room watching movies, reading books, playing games, and coloring.
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| Relaxing in our room |
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| Playing with the Lite Brite that Sister Carter gave her. |
The Ronald Mcdonald House was a huge blessing to us and we are so grateful for the experience we had there.
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