Saturday, July 23, 2011

Ronald McDonald House Detroit, Michigan





We are back in Michigan for a quick "tune up". Our adventure started out staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Detroit right next to Detroit Children's Hospital. We were grateful to get a room there. We had a humbling and wonderful experience there meeting so many families. It was a difficult setting but so many had such great hope and faith. We met an brave woman named Donna. Her twin boys were born 9 days before we got there at 25 weeks. Sadly, one of them only lived on earth for 2 days. She was having to grieve for one and put all of the rest of her strength into keeping focused on Gabriel. I felt blessed to have known such a courageous mom. Happy to report that when we returned 2 weeks later to cook lunch for everyone, we got to see Donna and find out the sweet Gabriel was still fighting hard. He was up to 2 lbs 7 oz and was being taken off the breathing tube to breath on his own. They have a long road ahead since his due date was October 8th, but he has a mom who loves him so much. Stay strong Donna, my friend. We met so many with extraordinary stories. I actually had a lot of guilt that we were on the recovery road. These families have such a fight in front of them. I am thankful that (hopefully) most of that is behind us. I know we still have things to do, but it makes it easier to take when Josie is doing so well. Thank you Ronald McDonald House for taking care of us for a few days. It will be an experience that we will never forget and will be grateful for the time we got to spend there. Jenny and Josie

5 comments:

  1. Thank you Josie for the kind words. I just wanted to let you know that I used one of your photos for our facebook cover. I will credit you and put a link to your blog!

    Sincerely, Yvonne Haddix
    Ronald McDonald House of Detroit Board Member

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