They stay at Ronald McDonald House New York while their daughter receives the treatment she needs to fight pediatric cancer. Treating pediatric cancer is not just about new types of medicine, it is also about meeting the social determinants of health to help children access life-saving treatment and promote healing. #KeepingFamiliesClose
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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month at RMH-NY
This September, join us in building a future where every child has the support they need to heal—and where families find hope, healing, and strength together.
A Sibling Bond No Cancer Could Break
One family who embodies this journey is that of 28-year-old Balnur and her younger brother, 16-year-old Dimash. Originally from Almaty, Kazakhstan—a city nestled at the base of the Tien Shan mountains—the siblings have been living at the House for over a year. Their story is one of perseverance, devotion, and profound love.
Leaving Home and Finding Hope: Candela’s Journey at Ronald McDonald House New York
During International Family Week (April 28th- May 2nd) and only weeks before the world will recognize the UN-supported International Day of Families on May 15th, RMH-NY celebrates the incredible bravery of families like Edgar and Sirlene’s, who left everything behind in Paraguay to save their daughter Candela’s life. Their story reminds us that hope knows no boundaries and that…at Ronald McDonald House New York, every family belongs.
A Grandmother’s Prayer, A Mother’s Strength, A Child’s Fight: A Mother’s Day Journey at RMH-NY
If love could be measured in generations, you’d find it in abundance in one particular suite at Ronald McDonald House New York (RMH-NY) on East 73rd street in Manhattan. Inside those four walls are three hearts tethered tightly together: Marie, her son Mateo, and her mother, Ana Patricia. Three generations—grandmother, mother, and child—sharing a room, a journey, and a devotion that defies borders.
Finding the World of Atlas: Author CC Grey Returns to Ronald McDonald House New York
By December 2018, when they moved into Ronald McDonald House New York (RMH-NY), the 95-room House on East 73rd street that provides wraparound services to families with kids seeking treatment in NYC hospitals for cancer and other life-threatening illnesses, Cynthia "CeCe" Abi Samra—now known by her pen name CC Grey—had already been a steadfast pillar of support for her Aunt Amal Rababy Salem and her son, and CeCe's cousin, Jad.