Fox 8 Spotlight: Ronald McDonald House Call for Artists
Dr. Elizabeth Wisner,a RMHC-SLA Board Member,talks to Fox 8 about the “Call for Artists”. Click Here to Watch!
WDSU Spotlight: RMHC-SLA makes a big move to better serve families
It’s been a home-away-from-home for families whose children receive vital medical care in New Orleans, but soon the Ronald McDonald House will have a new home. For decades it’s large yellow house on Canal St. has housed countless families, but in the coming months, it will be positioned closer to those kids in need. Click …
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Baby Eliza’s Family
Baby Eliza was born two months early. Since her birth, she has had several episodes where she stopped breathing in her sleep. At first, the doctors thought she had Pompe disease and just needed time to grow. After several tests, it was determined that she was a carrier of Pompe disease, an inherited disorder caused …
Baby Lydia’s Family
Baby Lydia was born premature at 34 weeks and was diagnosed with Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), an irregularly fast or erratic heartbeat (arrhythmia) that affects the heart’s upper chambers. This condition causes her heart to beat about 60 to 100 times a minute. The family is from Sulphur, LA which is in Calcasieu Parish. Her mother, …
Baby Ahnalysse’s Family
Baby Ahnalysse was born 2 weeks premature and diagnosed with Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis (SAS) which is a narrowing of the aorta. Her parents, Christopher and Kaily, are from Lafayette and had to travel to Children’s Hospital in New Orleans for further testing and evaluation. Due to SAS, Baby Ahnalysse will be needing open heart surgery …
Sunshine’s Family
Sunshine was born with a ventricular septal defect, a form of congenital heart disease. It occurs when there is a hole between the 2 pumping chambers of the heart. Her mom, Sayne, says that the condition was discovered during the 5-month of her pregnancy. At 3 months of age, Sunshine had open heart surgery. For …
Yoan and Meily
Yoan and Meily came to RMHC on June 20, 2022, after giving birth to their baby boy who was born with Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension, a condition that occurs when pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) remains abnormally elevated after birth, resulting in right-to-left shunting of blood through fetal circulatory pathways. The family is from Branch, LA and …
Ronald McDonald House Welcomes New Board Members
Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Louisiana has welcomed Ellis M. Arjmand and Jordan P. Parker to its board of directors. “As we are gearing up to open our new house on the campus of Children’s Hospital New Orleans, we are so excited to welcome Dr. Arjmand and Jordan to our board of directors,” said …
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RMHC-SLA Needs $3M for New Facility at Children’s Hospital
NEW ORLEANS – Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Louisiana said it is seeking to raise $3 million to relocate to a newly renovated, larger House on the campus of Children’s Hospital New Orleans. RMHC-SLA is inviting the public to support its cause of helping to provide a “home away from home that gives comfort, …
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Executive Director, Grace McIntosh on WVUE FOX 8
Did you miss our Executive Director, Grace McIntosh on WVUE FOX 8? Here’s her segment sharing our urgent need for gap funding for our BIG MOVE to Children’s Hospital New Orleans’ campus this winter. THE HOUSE THAT LOVE BUILT NEEDS YOU! Please watch, share, and most importantly DONATE if you can. Every dollar counts and …
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Brooke’s Family
Brooke, an 18-year-old barrel race champion and graduating senior, life changed dramatically on November 2, 2021, when an unexplained illness caused her to go into a seizure while riding her horse. The Lawrence family came to us on May 2, 2022, to seek treatment with Dr. Harch. The northern Alabama family is hoping that the …
Baby Freya’s Family
Baby Freya was born at 28 weeks with a rare condition called cloacal malformation. Cloacal malformation is a condition where females are born with their rectum, vagina, and urinary tract fused together. Her mom, Heather and dad, Jake, are from LaRose, LA whose home was 75% destroyed by Hurricane Ida. While repairing their home, this …