Family Stories

  • Unspoken Grace

    Unspoken Graces At the end of an emotional day, it's a relief to come home to a place where everyone understands. For the Krivac family, having the Ronald McDonald House to come home to gave them an amazing support system as they faced their daughter's illness. Shawna and David Krivac stayed...

  • Helping a military family in need

    Helping a Military Family In Need First Lieutenant Doug Kapule was on a military plane flying home to Fayetteville when he got the news. He was returning from a 14-month deployment in Iraq and looking forward to being home again with his wife, Amanda and their three children. Instead of a...

  • More than just a meal

    More than Just a Meal When your baby is struggling to recover from a life-saving surgery, the last thing you want to worry about is what's for dinner. Or, whether you'll sleep on the hospital room's sofa-bed or in the waiting room tonight. "I'm here for a purpose, and that's to help our...

  • Rocky's Story

    Rocky's Story Half a world away from Durham, N.C., a young family in Australia faced the news that their five-week old son, Rocky, needed a thymus transplant. He was diagnosed with Complete Digeorge Syndrome (little or no immune system), and the doctors told Rocky's mom and dad that the...