Welcome to Daria's fundraising page!
Help donate to a place where they help families stick together. Just by donating you can help provide needed services at the Ronald McDonald House so they can focus on families who want to live in close proximity with their children who are fighting life threatening illnesses. Below is one story of many from a family who has received help from the Ronald McDonald House.
When my wife, Sumar, was 28 weeks pregnant with our third child, Nolan, her doctor noticed a complication with his heart. It was a very tough time, and he needed a special procedure right away. Through a fetal intervention procedure, Nolan's physician successfully opened his heart valve before he was even born. For the next two years, Nolan had follow-up appointments with specialists and was doing very well. He did not even need medication!
Just before Nolan's third birthday, it was determined that it was time for him to have one more heart procedure. Immediately following the surgery, we were told that Nolan was in heart failure. We were taken completely by surprise. Nolan spent the next six weeks in the hospital. Everything seemed to stop when we heard the words that our son needed a heart transplant. We had no idea we would ever go down this path.
With not much time to think about it, we chose Pittsburgh for Nolan's care. We knew not only that it was the best place for him medically but it was also the best place where we could be together. Our family had to be together. In November 2019, Nolan went into the hospital to prepare for his transplant. His mom, big brother Logan, big sister McKinley, and I went next door to stay at the Ronald McDonald House Pittsburgh to cheer him on.
Staying at the Ronald McDonald House allowed us to be together as a family, supporting our champion son. While one of us was with Logan and McKinley, the other could be with Nolan, and with just a push of an elevator button we could switch. We are just one of over a thousand families that stay at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown each year. Your support allowed us to stay together, as a whole family, when Nolan needed us the most. When you give to the Ronald McDonald House, you are ensuring families like ours can stay together during a time of uncertainty and medical need.
Nearly six months after we arrived in Pittsburgh, Nolan had his heart transplant and did amazing! Nolan got stronger every day and was able to finish his recovery at the Ronald McDonald House with us by his side. After 174 nights at the Ronald McDonald House Pittsburgh, we were able to go home!
Please help make a difference for another family and donate to the Ronald McDonald House.
