[Stronsaylimpet] Fund raising for Ronald McDonald house in Glasgow

[Stronsay Limpet editor]

/From Jacqui Smith on Stronsay's FB page:/
The day after Ronnie was born his oxygen saturations deteriorated in the 
Maternity ward in the Balfour and he turned blue. We were air ambulanced 
to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow with a suspected heart 
condition. After an echo scan, it was confirmed that Ronnie had a heart 
condition and required surgery. As you can imagine, this was very 
traumatic and brought a lot of uncertainty for us as new parents.
We were told we would be here for a long time, possibly months so the 
nurses put in a referral for Ronald McDonald House. We arrived not 
knowing what to expect, we just knew there was a shared kitchen. 
Immediately, we realised how fantastic the facility was; modern, well 
thought out accommodation, providing us with a home from home when we 
felt at our most vulnerable but most importantly located close to our 
baby, Ronnie. The staff are friendly, caring and wonderful; in the seven 
weeks we’ve been here, have supported us daily and helped us and other 
families celebrate Mother’s Day and also Easter with presents and Easter 
eggs.
The house is run solely on donations and is staffed 365 days a year. 
“Running at 95% – 100% capacity every day, the current average length of 
stay is 36 days, whilst the the longest stay was just over 4 years. “ -

May be a doodle of 1 person and text that says "Please join us in 
raising funds for Ronald McDonald house in Glasgow Ronald McDonald House 
Sunday 21st April 1.30 1.30-3.30pm at Stronsay Community Hall Coffee, 
tea, juice, cakes, raffle, competitions, sale table Raffle prizes 
include E100 cash prize and a return trip for people and car on any 
Orkney ferries route"
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