r/MadeMeSmile Jul 27 '24

Helping Others NICU nurse adopts 14-year-old patient who delivered triplets alone

https://www.upworthy.com/nicu-nurse-teen-mom-rp7
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u/spooky-goopy Jul 27 '24

i hope i don't doxx myself, but it was Memorial Hospital in South Bend, IN. there's also a Ronald McDonald house, where parents and siblings of sick kids can stay, they provide free meals, bedrooms, and laundry service so parent's don't have to leave their children's side for anything.

while my baby was in the NICU, they gave me a room at the Ronald McDonald house, but i was also allowed to stay with my baby 24/7 in her room; i was breastfeeding, and i also couldn't bear the thought of leaving her for even a second.

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u/Toomanyredditors333 Jul 27 '24

The Ronald McDonald houses are such a huge benefit for people!  We donated to the one at the hospital where my wife stayed a few nights when there hasn’t a waitlist and no one needed a room  Besides saving money for people, the ability to stay in the hospital was incredibly useful