HOPE AMONG THE HEARTACHE

How Australian families are finding a beacon of light during their darkest times

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When a child is diagnosed with a serious illness, it impacts every part of their family’s life, from school and siblings to finances. To call it crushing would be an understatement. Yet in amidst the trauma comes another challenge – carving out a ‘new normal in a world that is anything but. It’s a familiar scenario for one Australian family.

TRAGEDY STRIKES

When their daughter Meika was only nine, she was diagnosed with rare eye cancer. In no time at all, her world transformed from the joys of sleepovers and mud pies to a harrowing journey through chemotherapy and radiation. But with the care and support of Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), the family was able to bring her some much-needed normality.

FINDING A NEW HOME