House of Hope and Comfort
By MICHELLE WAYLAND
Updated 2:06 PM PST, Sun, Jun 14, 2009
It has long been a place of hope and comfort for families of children with serious illnesses. Now, the Ronald McDonald House has expanded.
A celebration marked the grand opening of the 'new' house Saturday across from Rady Children's Hospital.
The new facility quadruples the size from 12-beds to 47.
Don Junken's six-year-old daughter Cassandra is being treated for Leukemia.
“The Ronald McDonald house provided us with a room to go to, laundry facilities, showers, meals, Internet. We got a lot of comfort from the employees, the staff at the Ronald McDonald house,” Junken said. “It’s a very important, very special place to us.”
The new center includes a 'family care center' and is expected to serve 20,000 families each year.
First Published: Jun 14, 2009 12:59 PM PST
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