"..About 10 years after Shelley Clark was helped by a Ronald McDonald House, she will work at one as a volunteer.
When she was 16, Clark was diagnosed with Cushing's syndrome, a hormonal disorder. She went to Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis for treatment several times that year. Her family accompanied her on the trips and stayed at the Ronald McDonald House there.
About a decade later, Clark heard Evansville soon would have its own Ronald McDonald House and saw an opportunity to give back by cutting the hair of guests who will stay there..."
The life and times of a pituitary Cushing's survivor (1987) AND a kidney cancer (Renal Cell Carcinoma) survivor (2006). I must be a Super-Woman...NOT!
Saturday, November 8, 2008
City nears Ronald McDonald House dream : Local News : Evansville Courier Press
City nears Ronald McDonald House dream : Local News : Evansville Courier Press:
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