Families just like the Harriotts, who found themselves with no where to stay when baby Elsie was in the intensive care unit.

But thankfully, our Ronald McDonald House Oxford could give parents Joe and Kate a place to sleep, eat and escape from the stress of the hospital ward.

“When I was 13, I was in high school. I stood up and I just couldn’t bare any weight on one of my legs. I couldn’t move, I couldn’t do anything.

I ended up staying in Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital for over 12 months.

But Ronald McDonald House Manchester were there for my family. And the people I met on my journey 100% inspired me to become a nurse.

I’m in my second year of training now, and I absolutely love it.”

“After being transferred to a hospital more than 150 miles from home, I was told, in the midst of giving birth by c-section, that neither of my twin baby boys would survive.

But they were ready to put up a fight and defied doctors’ expectations.

The road ahead wasn’t an easy one, but thankfully I was able to stay at Ronald McDonald House Tooting, a short walk from the ward.”