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Two seconds away from the hospital
Baby Destin’s family stayed at RMHC Toronto for 73 nights while he underwent medical treatment.
“Being at the House was amazing,” says Destin’s dad, Brian. “If anything went wrong, you knew you were two seconds away from the hospital. It helped a lot with the anxiety we were feeling about Destin’s health.
Before we got the room at RMHC Toronto, the hardest part was just not being together as a family, and all the time I was wasting travelling back and forth.”
- Brian, Destin's Dad
Staying by Nietzsche’s side
Baby Nietzsche spent four months in the hospital, awaiting a liver transplant. Although the family live close to the hospital, mom Twinkie never left Nietzsche’s side – sleeping in a cot beside him at night and never getting a break from the constant stress of the hospital environment until the family discovered the Ronald McDonald Family Room.
“We didn’t know about it initially,” says Twinkie. “But once we did, I would be there at least three times a day or more. I slept there. I escaped there. I got to read and write and be myself there. It was a slice of heaven in such a stressful environment. I felt a little bit better each time I walked into the Family Room. I am so grateful a place like this exists within the hospital grounds.”
- Twinkie, Nietzsche's Mom