While we waited on a heart for Avery, we were separated from our other children who were home in West Virginia. We had never been apart for even one day.
By Amy Gooden In January 2007 my son Joshua was born five weeks premature and suffered severe digestive complications. A few days after he was born he was transferred from
By Lindsey Beggin, Volunteer I will be honest and tell you that my reasons for volunteering at this House in the first place were purely selfish. I was completely broken when
By Ryan Wilkins This time of year makes my heart warm. I’m not totally sure what it is that makes me so glad. Nostalgia? A sense of gratitude? A reminder
Life at the Columbus Ronald McDonald House is an experience I will never forget. I was on my one weekend a month drill as an Ohio Army National Guard soldier
By Jennifer Tackett Christmas 2013 was supposed to be magical. It was our first as a married couple and we were also expecting our first child. I hadn’t felt great
Dear Ronald McDonald House Volunteers and Staff, My husband and I would like to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Our baby, Clay, was transferred here very
By Katie Cannon, Team RMHC Member I promised myself that I would run a half marathon before I turned 50. Being that my longest run ever was 4 miles, this
By Vicki Chappelear A bright-eyed four-year-old, little girl walked into my office and gave me a big smile. She looked me straight in the eye, placed her hands on her
By Diana Beil, RMHC of Central Ohio Volunteer In 1991, my brother was a patient at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. For several months, my mother stayed at the Columbus Ronald McDonald House
