RMHC Newsletter - April 2016

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APRIL 2016

From Our House to Yours

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY NEWSLETTER

FAMILY STORY: HALVORSON FAMILY Ashley and Joey Halvorson’s lives were

13 oz. Shay Ann Halvorson was brought

It meant the world to my husband and me

turned upside down when, at 24 weeks

immediately to the NICU where she would

to have this safe haven…”

pregnant, Ashley went into labor. Ashley had

fight to stay alive.

been feeling sharp pains and decided to go

The Ronald McDonald House was a safe

to the doctor to get things checked out. As

Ashley and Joey wanted to stay by their

place in an unfamiliar town when stressors

her pains continued, it was confirmed that

new little miracle’s side as she fought for

were already high. When Joey had to go

she was in labor.

life.Three days after she was born it was

home to return to work, he was given

time for Ashley to check out of the Ashley was nervous, confused, and scared

hospital and they had no place

as she was sent by helicopter to Fargo. In

to go. Emotions were on over

Fargo, they were able to stop contractions

drive as there was no way that

for four days, but at 24 weeks and six days

they could drive 112 miles back

a beautiful baby girl was born at 1 lb and

and forth to and from Thief River Falls every day and they could not pay for a hotel. That is when the

“It meant the world to my husband and me to have this safe haven...”

Halvorson family heard about the Ronald McDonald House. Ashley said, “I am not from a very big town

comfort knowing that Ashley was in a safe

and driving in Fargo scared me. I was so

place with great people helping her every

blessed to have found the North Ronald

day.

McDonald House. I did not want to leave my baby’s side, and I was able to walk to the hospital and spend every day with her.

“I have no idea what I would have done if I

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