The Casselman Family

On December 3, 2021, Ceaira Casselman’s labor endangered both her own life and the life of her child, and she needed an emergency c-section to bring baby Mia into the world.

The Gill Family

Meet one of our 2022 Hope-Raiser featured families, the Gill Family.

Lucy Love

Meet our 2021 Hope-Raiser featured family, miss Lucy Love and her mom Victoria.

The Sou Family

Shortly after his birth, Jessica found out that her son her scaphocephaly, causing the plates in his head to fuse abnormally – and that he would need neurosurgery at only four months old.

The Pizzi Family

The Pizzi family had been going through an emotional and complex adoption process. But that beautiful day, they were matched with their daughter – facing 14 hours of travel to meet her in the NICU.

The Rasmussen Family

Born at only 28 weeks, Kaylan weighed 1 lb, 7 oz. He needed extensive NICU time before he would be strong enough to go home, and his parents couldn’t bear to be away from him.

The Sanchez Family

When Melissa Sanchez first pulled into the parking lot at the Ronald McDonald House, she couldn’t help but cry, because she knew she’d be able to look out the window of her room and see the hospital room where her tiny daughter was staying.

The Harris Family

The Harris Family from La Pine, Oregon: 1 Visit, 28 Nights When Nickole unexpectedly gave birth to her daughter two months early, she was terrified for her baby and for what was to come. “The Ronald McDonald House was our saving grace,” Nickole recalls. She was discharged from the hospital just days after her daughter […]

The Renly Family

The Renly Family from Albany, Oregon: 27 Visits, 57 Nights When Katelynn was two years old, her eye began to droop and her vision became obstructed. At first her pediatrician suspected allergies, but when Katelynn did not respond to allergy medication and her eye closed completely, her local doctor and family feared that she may […]

The West Family

Ailish just didn’t seem to be getting better. No matter what her local doctors did, it just didn’t seem to help. In her heart her mom, Jackie, just knew something wasn’t right. After traveling to Las Vegas for a battery of tests, they found out why – Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer