Webster's Dictionary defines the word "survivor" this way: remain alive or in existence, outlive or outlast, to continue to function or prosper, to remain alive after the death of someone, to continue to exist or live after a traumatic experience.

As I look back over the first six months of...

As I reflect on the year, many thoughts and emotions surface. It's been a year of personal health challenges and great accomplishments at the Ronald McDonald House of Memphis. As I face my own health challenges, I'm sometimes tempted to wallow and feel sorry for myself, but as I walk...

September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Hodgkins lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Retinoblastoma, Neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor, Osteosarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, Medulloblastoma, DIPG, Ependymoma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, PNET... do you know what any of these are or mean? They are all forms of childhood cancer. They are also names that...

Webster's Dictionary defines a hero as "one that is much admired or shows great courage." My definition of a hero is an everyday person who does for others without asking for anything in return. To me, anyone who gives from the heart is a hero. Ronald McDonald Houses across the...

Here at the Ronald McDonald House® of Memphis, our fathers are just as important as our mothers. You see a lot of our fathers bring their families to be treated, and then they have to return home to work in order to pay the bills and keep their household running....

As evidenced by the abundance of flower and jewelry commercials, Mother's Day is Sunday. I have often wondered how I would celebrate if I were a mother.

But, in a way, I am.

As a "House Mama" at the Ronald McDonald House of Memphis, I am the mother...