Re: Don't Throw Those Pulltabs Away! Save Them For Charity!
My son has a medical issue that makes it necessary for us to travel out of state for treatment. The nearest specialist is about 1,500 miles away. I won't bore you with details of the medical issue, but it is serious although not life threatening.
To make a long story short, our insurance does not cover the treatment, and we are expecting to travel for treatment about 5 times over the next year or so. We have made one trip so far and we have our next trip planned for the middle of next month. We can expect to travel every six weeks or so.
We are like everyone else these days, living paycheck to paycheck with not much left over at the end of the month. The treatment and travel is fairly expensive, but we are able to stay at the Ronald McDonald House, and it makes all of the difference. We simply could not do it otherwise.
I must say, before our first trip, I was a little leary of this arrangement, never having been to a RMH. I was nervous about a lot of things, but mainly because we would be in a strange city in a strange part of the country and we would be staying at this RMH which I knew nothing about at the time.
When we got there and checked in, I was amazed. The house where we stayed (and will be staying agian in the future) is fantastic! It has excellent security (the subject of most of my apprehension), a very friendly and welcoming staff, clean and very nice common areas and rooms, and a huge kitchen. The common areas have lots of toys for the kids, tv's, x-box, and a bunch of other cool stuff. The kitchen is huge, with a stocked fridge and pantry. Different charity groups serve dinner every night and every meal we ate there was fantastic. There are laundry rooms and all sorts of other stuff that makes life easier when you are away from home. I can't say enough good things about the RMH and how they have helped us out. Everything from the food to the laundry detergent is absolutely free.
If we had to pay for a hotel and eat at restaurants while we are there getting treatment, It would just about double the cost of the entire ordeal. We just would not be able to do what we are doing if it were not for the RMH. It is an awesome place and I would like to thank each and every one of you who have contributed to the RMH over the years.
