Ashlyn Hanson
Ashlyn Hanson 2020 Hockey Challenge Kid Captain In 2016, Ashlyn was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at age six. Ashlyn’s diagnosis completely changed the family’s everyday life – from having to make the 2.5 hour drive to Portland for chemotherapy treatments and doctor’s visits, to Ashlyn not being able to attend school on a regular […]
Ashtyn Ahmadifard
Ashtyn Ahmadifard 2020 Hockey Challenge Kid Captain “We are forever grateful to RMHC for allowing us to stay close to our baby during such a difficult time in our lives.” – April Ahmadifard (mom) Ashtyn almost died overnight when he contracted a serious pneumonia that caused toxic shock and infection throughout his entire body. “RMHC […]
The Winch Family
The Winch Family from Sunriver, Oregon: One Visit, 99 Nights Sommer is an outgoing, artistic high school sophomore who has a larger than life personality. During her 99-day stay, her charm and talent radiated throughout our House as she filled our hallways with sounds ranging from classical music on the piano to beautifully-sung song lyrics. […]
The Reynolds Family
The Reynolds Family from Stanfield, Oregon: Six Visits, 35 Nights In October 2014, Jacob Reynolds was at football practice when his foot slipped in a hole as he was being tackled. The fall created major damage to his leg, including a dislocated knee cap and torn ligaments. The damage was so severe, it led to […]
The Nayamin Family
The Nayamin Family from Lower Kalskag, Alaska: One Visit, 416 Nights When six-year-old Bernard started getting dizzy, his parents Grace and Randy thought his illness may have something to do with the water. Living along a remote stretch of the Kuskokwim River in Southwest Alaska, the concerned parents traveled to the town of Bethel where […]
The Hansen Family
The Hansen Family from Grants Pass, Oregon: Four Visits, 68 Nights It was a chilly Friday when 10-year-old Shelby came to her parents, Leianna and Ray, and said she didn’t feel well. When she pointed toward her appendix, Leianna poked around and felt a lump. Within an hour of arriving at the hospital, her pediatrician […]
The Delgado Family
The Delgado Family from Goldendale, Washington: One Visit, 133 Nights When Lesli went to a routine doctor’s appointment at 24 weeks pregnant, she never imagined that hours later she would give birth, and that she and her baby would end up in different states both fighting for their lives. At only one pound, two ounces, […]
The Cave Family
The Cave Family from Turner, Oregon: 52 Visits, 52 Nights When Kala’s two-and-a-half-year-old son Bentley kept getting sick, she knew that something wasn’t right. “Call it a mother’s intuition,” Kala said, “but I knew something was seriously wrong.” She took her son to his local doctor and an hour after they drew his blood, her doctor called […]
The Hardwick Family
The Hardwick Family from Otis, Oregon: Five Visits, 14 Nights “We spent 40 days and 40 nights – which sounds like a joke, but believe me, it wasn’t – at Randall Children’s Hospital. They try very hard to make it a comfortable and welcoming place, and they do a good job, but it’s still a hospital,” […]