TATI, OVER TO YOU.
>> Tati: THANKS, GUYS.
THERE'S A UNIQUE OASIS IN THE D
HELPING PEOPLE FACING THE MOST
CHILDREN.
THE RONALD McDONALD HOUSE IS A
HAVEN FOR FAMILIES WHOSE KIDS A
FACING A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY.
JOINED BY A FATHER AND SON WHO
KNOW FIRSTHAND.
TAD SZOTT IS A PARTNER WITH THE
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE AND
JOINING US.
AND WE HAVE THE DIRECTOR OF THE
DETROIT.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
>> Tati: FOR PEOPLE NOT
FAMILIES.
>> WE'RE A HOME AWAY FROM HOME
CHILDREN.
WE'RE A 26,000-SQUARE-FOOT HOME
THAT HAS BEAUTIFUL BEDROOMS,
DELICIOUS MEALS, AND A
SYMPATHETIC AND CARING STAFF SO
WHEN THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE
HARD TIMES, THEY CAN HAVE A
AWAY.
>> Tati: WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO STAY
THERE?
>> ANYBODY WHO HAS A CHILD IN
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, SOME LOCAL
HOSPITALS, BUT MOSTLY CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL, THEY'RE ELIGIBLE TO
STAY AT THE RONALD McDONALD
HOUSE.
>> Tati: TAD, HOW DID SHANE END
UP AT THE HOUSE?
>> WE WERE ON A FAMILY VACATION
TO ORLANDO, FLORIDA.
AND AT THE TIME WE HAD 2 KIDS
BUT WE HAVE 3 NOW.
2 KIDS BECAME ILL AT THE HOTEL.
AND WE FIND OUT THAT HE CAUGHT
E. COLI IN ONE OF THE SWIMMING
POOLS AT THE RESORT WE WERE
STAYING AT WHICH ESCALATED INT
A VERY, VERY SCARY HEALTH
CONCERN FOR SHANE AND ME AND MY
WIFE ROBIN STAYED AT THE
HOSPITAL BY HIS SIDE FOR 28
DAYS.
>> Tati: WOW!
>> HE WAS ONLY 2, SO IT WAS 12
YEARS AGO.
>> Tati: THEY DID A LOT FOR YOUR
FAMILY.
TELL US WHAT THEY DID.
>> WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS TO A
EVENT.
WE WERE ON VACATION AND HAVE
THIS GRAVELY ILL CHILD AND END
UP IN MULTIPLE HOSPITALS BUT
EVENTUALLY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
OF MICHIGAN AND WE WERE INFORMED
THAT WE WERE GONNA BE THERE FOR
A LONGER STAY THAN JUST A NIGHT.
SO WE WERE TOLD A COUPLE WEEKS
INTO 28 DAYS.
WHEN YOUR KIDS ARE ILL, YOU'RE
RIGHT?
SO WE CHECK INTO REGISTRATION
AND WE'RE NOT LEAVING HIM, WHERE
DO WE GO?
AND WE WERE INTRODUCED TO THE
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE AND WE
LEARNED ABOUT THE HOUSE.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE VALUE OF
THAT, I COULD GO ON FOR HOURS,
BUT BEING ABLE TO BE BY HIS
SIDE, ME AND MY WIFE, FOR 24/7,
AND HIM TO HAVE US THERE WAS A
BIG PART OF THE HEALING PROCESS
I HONESTLY THINK THAT'S ONE OF
LIKE HE HAS BECAUSE WE WERE BY
THE WONDERFUL STAFF.
I DON'T EVEN CALL THEM STAFF, I
CALL THEM ANGELS BECAUSE THEY
REALLY ARE.
FAMILY.
>> THEY HAVE.
>> Tati: AND SHANE, YOU WERE A
REALLY LITTLE KID, BUT HOW DOES
IT MAKE YOU FEEL WHEN YOU HEAR
THE STORY?
>> IT MAKES ME HAPPY THERE'S A
PLACE FOR FAMILIES THAT FEEL
COMFORT WHEN IT'S A BAD STAGE IN
LIFE.
>> Tati: OUT OF THE MOUTH OF
BABES.
PERFECT ANSWER.
YOU GUYS ARE ALL DECKED OUT IN
BEACH GEAR.
THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT.
EVENT.
>> JUNE 15th AT THE HOUSE FROM
6:00 TO 8:00, YOU A BEACH THEME.
WE'LL HAVE NICE PICNIC FOOD AND
DRINKS, SOME GOOD PRIZES AND
RAFFLES AND FUN TIMES, AND IT
WILL AND GREAT TIME FOR
HOUSE FUND-RAISER.
>> Tati: PEOPLE CAN'T MAKE THE
FUND-RAISER, WHAT ARE THE OTHER
HOUSE.
>> EVERYBODY LOOKS FOR THE
FUND-RAISING ASPECT, ALWAYS
MONEY, BUT PEOPLE CAN COOK MEALS
FOR THE FAMILIES BECAUSE THAT'S
VOLUNTEERS.
THEY CAN VOLUNTEER BY HELPING
KEEP THE GARDEN UP.
THEY CAN DO FUND-RAISING WITH
FOOD PRODUCTS, SOME
NONPERISHABLE FOOD PRODUCTS, SO
VOLUNTEERISM, EFFORT.
>> IT'S A HOME, SO WE NEED
ALL THE SUPPLIES.