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Your gift helps families stay together during their child’s medical crisis.

Follow one family’s journey—and help the next one.

Everything changed in an instant.

One moment, Melanie was a bright and energetic five-year-old. The next, she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive brain tumor.

Her family was suddenly thrown into a world of hospital stays, long treatments, and overwhelming uncertainty.

They lived over an hour away from the hospital. Her mother rarely left Melanie’s side. Her father worked all day, then made the long trip just to visit. Her little brother stayed behind with family. They were doing everything they could—but being apart made an impossible situation even harder.

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Because of donors like you, they didn’t have to face it alone.

At Ronald McDonald House Bay Area, Melanie’s family found ❤️:

 

A place to stay just steps from the hospital

 A place to stay just steps from the hospital

 

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Warm meals through our Feed the Love program

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Care Bags filled with small comforts on the hardest days

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 A community of families who understood what they were going through

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A Moment of Relief

For the first time in months, they could exhale. 

Melanie laughed and played with other children. Her brother could be by her side.

Her parents found moments of peace in the middle of chaos.

They didn’t have to worry about where they would sleep or how they would afford meals.

They could focus on what mattered most: helping their daughter heal.

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Today, Melanie is in remission.

Her journey was filled with unimaginable challenges—
but also incredible kindness from people like you.
That support changed everything for her family.

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We didn’t know how we would get through it—but we didn’t have to do it alone.” — The Alvarez Family
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Your Support Matters

Families walk through our doors seeking life-saving care for their sick children at our partner hospitals. 

Your support ensures they are never alone during the hardest moments of their lives. 

With you by our side, we can help families stay in the fight. 

Your donation is secure, tax-deductible, and directly supports families in need.

Stay by their side—so families can stay by each other’s.