A two day stay in the ICU, hospitalized at Hasbro Children's Hospital, followed by participation in the daily program at Bradley Hospital.  Our House was with the family each step of the way.

The mother planned to be by her daughter's side the whole time.  Once her daughter was released from the ICU, however, she faced "restricted visiting hours.  I spent the time away from (my daughter) at the Ronald McDonald House of Providence.  It gave me a place to sleep-or rest-when no sleep would come-knowing I was minutes away."  The shuttle service provided rides during the bitter cold winter, the smell of a warm meal enticed a worried mother to try eating when she was not hungry. And even once her daughter was discharged from the hospital and participating in a day program, the Ronald McDonald House of Providence were "the carrying arms when my family couldn't walk on our own."

Read the family's full experience at our House online.