When a child gets sick or is need of urgent medical attention, it can be a family’s worst nightmare come true. Despite the stress of dealing with a child’s medical emergency, there are some saviours out there who want to help. The Ronald McDonald House (RMH) has been providing families with sick children for 40 years now, by providing families from rural and northern Manitoba, as well as across Canada, with a place to stay, while their child is receiving medical attention.
One family in The Pas as experienced the kindness and compassion that the RMH has to offer.
“When I was pregnant with our son, Walter, my water broke in the middle of the night at 24 weeks pregnant,” said Jennifer Zolinski. “I was rushed to Winnipeg and admitted to Health Sciences Centre (HSC) and Walter was born at 25 weeks premature via emergency c-section. Walter had to spend 100 days as a patient in the NICU, and was discharged right before his due date.