RMHC Fall Newsletter

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NOVEMBER 2023 NOVEMBER 2020

Family Story

The Polejewski Family Over the past year, we’ve enjoyed catching up with past RMHC families as we celebrate 40 years of #KeepingFamiliesClose. As we wrap up our yearlong celebration, our hearts are full of gratitude for the brave families who have called our house a home and the amazing generosity of a community that has made 40 years of life-changing work possible. Angie and JP Polejewski were thrilled to welcome

their fourth child into their home in late 2008. What was supposed to be an

exciting and joyous time

quickly turned into a time

of unknowns and unpredictability. Their

son Joe made his debut in Fergus Falls, MN on November 18, 2008, weighing

a healthy seven pounds. However, he struggled to breathe on his own. His family and the medical team quickly realized that Joe displayed all the

physical features of a child born with

Down Syndrome and feared he had a

hole in his heart. On November 19, Joe was taken by ambulance to Sanford in Fargo, where he would stay for the next week.

After getting Joe settled in the NICU,

JP saw a poster for Ronald McDonald House and called to see if his family would qualify to stay. To the family’s

delight, there was space available and

Angie, JP, and their daughters Hannah (5) and Grace (3) moved into the house.

While at RMHC, the family was wrapped in

love and care from staff and volunteers. For Angie, staying at RMHC provided comfort in knowing her daughters had a fun place

“RMHC was a safe space to land,” Angie said. “It was unconditional love. It was

cookies on the kitchen counter. It was a

meal to eat as a family. It was a space to

play. It was all the things that I just couldn’t find the energy to do.”

to play and thrive, allowing her to fully focus on getting Joe healthy.

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