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<i>From Jacqui Smith on Stronsay's FB page:</i><br>
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.<br>
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.<br>
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. “ -<br>
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alt="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""></p>
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