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An annual global fundraiser benefitingRonald McDonald House Charities®

(RMHC®) and local children’s causes.

An annual global fundraiser benefitingRonald McDonald House Charities®

(RMHC®) and local children’s causes.

About WorldChildren’s Day . .page 3

RMH Family Room .page 5

Uncle Sam Choy’sKeiki Recipe . . . .page 6

Family Stories . . .page 10

How to help . . . .page 13

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Visit your favorite local celebrities atMcDonald’s and help support

World Children’s Day!

From Nov. 20 through Nov. 23Ronald McDonald House Charitieswill receive 10 cents from thepurchase of every:

• Premium Entree Salad

• French Fries(including Happy Meals & Extra Value Meals)

• Portuguese Sausage, Eggs & Rice breakfast platter

• Spam, Eggs & Rice breakfast platter


A D V E R T I S I N G S U P P L E M E N T T O T H E H O N O L U L U S T A R - B U L L E T I N / W E D N E S D A Y , N O V E M B E R 1 9 , 2 0 0 3 / P A G E 3

In this unprecedented showof support for children in more

than 100 countries, the McDon-ald’s family raised more than$12 million to benefit RonaldMcDonald House Charities(RMHC) and other organiza-tions around the world thathelp children.

Here in Hawaii, the more than$20,000 raised on that single

day last year went to RonaldMcDonald House Charities ofHawaii, whose primary focus isthe support of Ronald McDon-ald House, a “home away fromhome” for the families of seri-ously ill or injured children,mainly from neighbor islands,who must come to Honolulu forlife-saving treatment not avail-able closer to home.

This year, McDonald’s is cele-brating its 2nd Annual WorldChildren’s Day, not on a singleday, but over four days, fromThursday, November 20,through Sunday, November 23.It is again an observance of theimportance of children and thework that Ronald McDonaldHouse Charities do everywhere.On the actual World Children’sDay - November 20 - and for thethree days that follow it, Mc-Donald’s restaurants all overthe world will be donating aportion of the money raisedfrom select menu items for the

good of keiki.During this year’s four-day

World Children’s Day event,every McDonald’s restaurant

will donate 10 cents from everyPremium Entrée Salad andfrench fry purchase (includingHappy Meals and Extra ValueMeals) to RMHC. In addition,

McDonald’s Restaurants ofHawaii will make an exclusivecontribution to RMHC of Hawaiiby donating 10 cents from

every purchase of a PortugueseSausage, Eggs and Rice or aSpam, Eggs and Rice breakfastplatter.

Stop by your neighborhood

McDonald’s restaurant from No-vember 20 through 23, and youmay see a celebrity or two be-hind the counter. What’s more,

select McDon-ald’s restaurantson Oahu willhave celebritiesselling editionsof the HonoluluStar -Bu l le t in .Buy a newspa-per from them,and the entirepurchase willbenefit RMHC ofHawaii. Withyour supportand participa-tion, along withthe dozens ofcelebrity volun-teers and othersright here in ourcommunity, wehave the oppor-tunity to helphundreds ofHawaii’s seri-

ously ill children and their fami-lies during this 2nd AnnualWorld Children’s Day. See youthere!! D

On November 20, 2002, McDonald’s

Restaurants around the world celebrated

the inaugural World Children’s Day.

WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY-WHAT IS IT?

Dear Friends,

It has been our greatestpleasure getting to know you.We believe our family to havebeen among the luckiest andmost fortunate of those thatwere able to stay at the RonaldMcDonald House.

Since Katrina became ill, wehad nowhere to go when wewere told by her doctor thatshe had to stay on Oahu forthree weeks to continue treat-ment necessary to control theleukemia.

We were able to meet familiesat the hospital from near andfar that had to leave many oftheir loved ones behind whilebeing with the ones that wereill. It made it clear that theRonald McDonald House is soneeded, especially when thereis an emergency in the familyand nowhere to go. This House

is like “home” where you can goand feel the love and support,and where your “worries” are

lifted and your concerns maybe solely based on the ill childand being able to always be by

their side.I have spent many weeks at

the Ronald McDonald House

and there were families thatwere so much worse off than usbut yet there was a closenessamongst all because we all hada place to stay that lifted a lot ofother worries.

Thank you to those who havediligently donated to this wor-thy cause and we pray that this“special” House will always beopen to those who are less for-tunate and in need of support atsuch a traumatic time.

A Grateful family writes…

Ronald McDonald House kids.

Ronald McDonald House,Manoa Valley.

Mahalo!Kendall, Marella

&Katrina Hakkei

Keauhou


“Thank You”Celebrating World Children’s Day

Serving McDonald Restaurantsfor over 35 years!


To provide a home-away-from-home for seri-ously ill children and

their families, and to developother programs and partner-ships aimed at improving thelives of children in Hawaii andthe Pacific.

Adopted, August 30, 2001

Mission Statement Honolulu is the hub for specializedmedical treatment of children, notonly from our own state, but also

from the rest of the Pacific Basin. Eachyear, thou-sands of chil-dren arehospitalizedhere for criti-cal medicalc o n d i t i o n sand many oftheir familieshave suddenlyfound them-selves far fromhome andtheir networkof family sup-port, tryingdesperately tocope with a se-riously or ter-minally illchild. RonaldM c D o n a l dHouse pro-vides for theunique needsof these veryspecial fami-lies.

Since open-ing its doors in1987, thou-sands of families have called Hawaii’sRonald McDonald House their “home-away-from-home.” Built by the love andsupport of a caring community, theHouse is a haven where people canshare their experiences, spend time

with their families, and find support andcomfort from others who are goingthrough similar situations. The Houseembodies the spirit of “aloha and

ohana.” It fostersa nurturing envi-ronment that en-c o u r a g e sparent-to-parentand family-to-family support.Some havestayed a shortwhile; othershave hadlengthy visits.Many have cele-brated success-ful recoveries.Others couldonly cherishwhatever timewas remaining.But all have leftan indelible im-pression. And to-day, this “HouseThat Love Built”continues to res-onate with joyand love, laugh-ter and tears,but above all,compassion andcaring.

The 18 bedrooms available throughRMHC are nearly always full. Overflowguests are housed temporarily at anOutrigger Ohana property through aspecial partnership with that commu-nity-minded company. e

Ronald McDonald House-

RMHC’s cornerstone program

Going Home! The Ngirchechol family bidsaloha to RMH.

The idea of a home for families ofhospitalized children originatedin 1973 in Philadelphia, when Fred

Hill, a Philadelphia Eagles footballplayer, learned that his young daughterKim was critically ill with leukemia.What followed were months of treat-ment at a faraway facility. The Hills,desperate to be with their daughter, andwith nowhere else to go, spent count-less hours at her bedside, napping onchairs and pacing hospital corridors.Out of this experience grew the determi-nation to ease the burden for other fam-ilies in similar circumstances. Hill’sEagle teammates banded together with

local McDonald’s restaurants and theentire Philadelphia community to raisefunds to establish the first Ronald Mc-Donald House – a “home away fromhome” for families of children hospital-ized with serious or life-threatening ill-nesses. The tremendous value andsuccess of the first House sparked inter-est throughout the entire country andabroad. Today, there are more than 200Ronald McDonald Houses throughoutthe world. And what began as oneman’s effort to ease other parent’s pain,has become an enduring tradition oflove and caring. e

The Ronald McDonald House -HOw It All Started


Parents and other familymembers that find them-selves at the hospital by

the side of their seriously illchildren feel as though they just

can’t go home-they want to re-main near their precious keiki.But when hours turn into days,lingering uncomfortably in hos-pital units and waiting roomswith little privacy or rest and

not being able to take care ofmany daily activities, it all be-comes incredibly stressful.

This is why RMHC createdthe Ronald McDonald HouseFamily Room inside KapiolaniMedical Center for Women &Children. This comfortable,cozy home-like room, secondsaway from the Intensive Careunits, is a welcomed place ofrespite for these families. Here,weary parents and immediatefamily members may take abreak, rest, gather strength, andhave some privacy or seek sup-port from others who under-stand. Or they may have a biteto eat, watch television, read,

check e-mail and make phonecalls. The sick child is also wel-come with mom or dad. They’llfind comfy couches, games,videos, toys, books, yummysnacks, otherkids to play ortalk with and al-ways compas-sion, warmthand encourage-ment. In this little“home-away-f r o m - h o m e ”they can es-cape their or-deal, even ifonly for a shorttime. It is an ob-

vious extension of “The HouseThat Love Built.”

The RMH Family Room,which opened in January, al-lows RMHC to assist even more

families facing the difficult ex-perience of dealing with achild’s serious illness. It hasbeen especially valuable to fam-ilies from Oahu. e

When the Aina family of EwaBeach checked their sonNicholas into Kapiolani Hospi-

tal for Women & Children for his firstround of chemotherapy they didn’tknow exactly what to expect. As all suchfamilies do, they slowly became awareof the routines of hospital life, what fam-ily strengthening and patient supporttools were available, and how to accessthem. And it wasn’t long before a hospi-tal staffer let themknow about theRMH FamilyRoom.

Nicholas, Randyand Mom Cathywere warmed bythe aloha of theFamily Room andthey made a deci-sion to find a wayto help the facilityso that it could bethere for manymore families suchas them in the fu-ture.

“We began pop-ping in to grab asnack andNicholas foundthat he couldcheck his e-mail acouple of times a day,” said Randy. “Wesaw how valuable the Family Room is.”

To show support of Nicholas andraise money for the RMH Family Room,Randy held a public humiliation sessionat his Edward Enterprises office, allow-

ing dozens of friends and colleagues theopportunity to hack off a piece of histhick hair-in exchange for a donationthat ultimately would be split betweenthe RMH Family Room and KapiolaniHospital.

The results: dad picked up a new “do”and the Family Room received a $1,100contribution. Nicholas seemed amused,a little bit embarrassed and no doubtencouraged by the show of parental

love, and the supportof so many others.

“When I was inpa-tient, the FamilyRoom was a comfortzone for me that tookmy mind off what washappening.” SaidNicholas. “It is just awelcome place to be.”

Nicholas, kept upwith his collegeclasses during his en-tire medical challengewith the help of pro-fessors who e-mailedhis assignments tohim via the FamilyRoom. Today he is atypical sophomore at

the University ofHawaii.

“I’m at that pointwhere I have to decide what I want todo. Choosing the right major is critical,”said Nicholas. “I’m leaning toward anursing degree, and a big part of the rea-son is my experiences while beingtreated for cancer.” e

Kapi’olani is proud to be the home of the Ronald

McDonald House Family Room and to support McDonald’s

2nd Annual World Children’s Day. Hand in hand, we help

care for Hawaii’s children and their families.

World Children’s Day November 20, 2003


The Ronald McDonald House Family Room

Touched by the RMHFamily ROom

Randy & Nicholas Aina compare hairdos.

Participating in the Hawaiian blessing that officially opened the RMH FamilyRoom were (Left to right) Lt. Governor “Duke” Aiona, Kapiolani Medical CenterPresident and CEO Larry O’Brien, Chaplain Gayle Sugimoto Leong and RMHCExecutive Director Jerri Chong.


Good Luck to RMHC and McDonald’sof Hawaii on World Children’s Day!!

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on this very special day!!

Hawaii Division

Like you,we care about

Hawaii’s communities.

Tyson Foods is proud to join

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Hawaii

in support of World Children’s Day.

Proudly serving theMcDonald Restaurants

since 1974.

We support Ronald McDonald HouseCharities of Hawaii, established to help

Hawaii’s children & their families.

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Thoroughly mix all in-gredients together. Placepaper baking cups in an8x8 inch baking pan forease of handling. Fill papercups about two-thirds full

to ensure that they don’toverflow during freezing.

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Chef Sam Choy is a great friend and supporter of RMHC Hawaii. Here’s a fa-vorite recipe from Sam Choy’s Cooking with Kids cookbook for parents and

kids to enjoy preparing together. “Cooking is a fun way to have quality timewith the kids while making some ono-licious food for the whole family,” saysChef Sam. “Have Fun!”

Li Hing Mui Ice Cake

Chef Sam’s Tip:Put less li hing mui powderfor a sweeter taste or morefor a sharper taste.


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McDonald’s of Hawaii Cor-poration along with localMcDonald’s owner-op-

erators are committed to chil-dren and families in theircommunities. They continue to

be RMHC’s most steadfast sup-porters and stanch partners-inso many ways. Whether it bemonetary, such as donating a

portion of sales on World Chil-dren’s Day; donating productsthrough the redemption ofcoupons from our McFunRaiser program; or McDonald’semployees giving of their time

to help spruce up the House,the McDonald’s family does itfrom the heart.

McDonald’s also makes it

possible and very simple foryou to join them in lending ahelping hand to our familieseach and every day:

• RMHC collection canistersat the in-store counter anddrive through window are avail-able for you to help “change” alife by depositing coins or bills.It may seem like your changewon’t help much, but with eachcoin you deposit at each ofyour visits, in combination withothers who do the same, itmakes for a sizeable contribu-tion.

• Purchase the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Honolulu Advertiser,Maui News, West Hawaii Todayor Hawaii Tribune-Herald at Mc-Donald’s and RMHC receives aportion of the sale.

• Participate in special RMHCpromotions in the restaurantssuch as our Lend A Hand pro-gram and it all adds up to trulymake a big difference for fami-lies.

McDonald’s and RMHC en-

courage you to take advantageof the venues of support avail-able through the restaurants

whenever possible. It helps tomaintain the foundation upon

which RMHC stands and countson.

We are so very grateful to theMcDonald’s family for theirunwavering loyalty toRMHC and the families weserve. A very special ma-halo to McDonald’s Restau-rants of Hawaii Director ofOperations, VeronicaKaneko and McDonald’sOwner/Operators DonnaAbreu, Oahu; HaroldHatanaka, Hilo; Miles Ichi-nose, Oahu; RobertLeopoldino, Kona; VictorLim, Oahu; Erlinda Rosario,Maui; Grelyn Rosario,Maui; Susan Smith, Oahu;Diane Sumida, Maui; GlennWaki, Oahu; Francis Yama-mura, Oahu for their on-go-ing commitment. They loveto see us smile and wethank them immensely forthe many smiles they havebrought to our children

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n’t

have

goo

d ne

ws.

My

wat

erba

g ha

d ru

ptur

ed. M

y ob

stet

ri-

cian

exp

lain

ed t

o m

y hu

sban

d,Fr

anki

e,

and

m

e th

at

the

chan

ces

of o

ur b

aby

surv

ivin

gw

ere

slim

if w

e de

cide

d to

de-

live

r th

en.

No

rmal

ly,

bab

ies

wit

h le

ss t

han

24 w

eeks

ges

ta-

tion

won

’t s

urvi

ve, a

nd if

the

y

do

, th

ere

are

alo

t of

add

itio

nal

prob

lem

s.O

ur

two

op

-ti

on

s w

ere

toab

ort o

ur b

aby

righ

t th

en o

rto

b

e M

edi-

vace

d to

Kap

iola

ni W

omen

’s &

Chi

ldre

n’s

Med

ical

Cen

ter

and

be

rest

rict

ed t

o b

ed f

or

two

wee

ks s

o th

at o

ur b

aby

wou

ldha

ve a

bet

ter

chan

ce o

f sur

viv-

ing.

As

soon

as

the

doct

or le

ftth

e ro

om t

o gi

ve u

s so

me

tim

eto

dis

cuss

thi

ngs,

we

crie

d an

dcr

ied.

But

the

dec

isio

n w

asn’

tha

rd. I

t ha

d ta

ken

us 7

yea

rs t

oh

ave

a ch

ild

an

d w

e w

eren

’tab

ou

t to

lo

se o

ur

bab

y. T

he

doct

or c

ame

back

and

we

told

him

that

we

deci

ded

to ta

ke th

ech

ance

and

fly

to O

ahu.

Wit

hin

hour

s, I

was

flow

n to

Oah

u,

and

im

med

iate

ly r

e-st

rict

ed to

bed

. A b

edsi

de m

oni-

tor

indi

cate

d th

at I

was

hav

ing

cont

inua

l con

trac

tion

s. T

hey

cont

inue

d f

or t

hre

e d

ays

and

got

wor

se a

nd w

orse

. Whe

n th

edo

ctor

cam

e an

d ex

amin

ed m

e,sh

e fo

un

d t

hat

my

bab

y w

asre

ady

to b

e b

orn

- and

th

at it

was

bre

ach.

The

y ru

shed

me

toth

e op

erat

ing

room

and

did

aca

esar

ean

sect

ion

deliv

ery.

At

12:3

4 a.

m.

on

Sat

urd

ayM

arch

10,

200

1, I

gave

bir

th to

ab

aby

bo

y, o

ur

son

, an

d w

ena

med

him

Kev

in A

ndre

w. H

e

was

1 p

ound

8 ou

nces

, and

12 1

/2 in

ches

lon

g.

I h

adca

rrie

d h

imfo

r ba

rely

24

wee

ks,

and

his

cond

ition

was

ve

ryfr

agile

.B

ef

or

elo

ng,

I w

asw

ell

eno

ugh

to le

ave

the

hosp

ital

, but

Kev

infa

ced

a lo

ng p

erio

d of

inpa

tien

tca

re, a

nd w

e, o

f cou

rse,

nee

ded

to b

e w

ith

him

. B

ut

wh

ere

wou

ld w

e st

ay, a

nd h

oww

ould

we

func

tion

away

fr

om

ho

me,

in

Ho

no

lulu

?Lu

ckily

, the

re is

aR

on

ald

M

cDo

nal

dH

ouse

. Wit

h a

soc

ial w

orke

r’s

refe

rral

, on

Mar

ch 2

1 of

tha

tye

ar

we

mo

ved

in

toR

on

ald

M

cDo

nal

dH

ouse

, and

I re

side

dth

ere

for

mo

re t

han

two

year

s.It

w

as

a w

aiti

ng

gam

e—w

aitin

g fo

r K

evin

to g

row

an

d g

et b

ette

r.D

ays

turn

ed in

to w

eeks

and

wee

ks i

nto

mo

nth

s. B

yM

ay 2

002,

Kev

in w

asd

oin

g w

ell

eno

ugh

for

us

to b

egin

plan

ning

to

re-

turn

w

ith

him

to

Kau

ai.

We

too

k C

PR

cla

ss

es

,le

ar

ne

dh

ow

to

wo

rk

the

mo

nit

or

and

oxyg

enan

d

we

wer

e sc

hed-

ule

d t

o g

oh

om

e in

lat

e M

ay.

Ho

wev

er,

thin

gs d

idn’

t go

as p

lann

ed.

Inst

ead,

wha

t fo

llow

ed w

as a

frus

trat

ing

seri

es o

f su

rger

ies

and

com

plic

atio

ns. I

tis

har

d t

o s

eeyo

ur c

hil

d

suffe

ring

, but

his

str

ong

will

and

his

sm

ile

gave

us

stre

ngt

h.

Slow

ly b

ut s

urel

y, K

evin

’s c

ondi

-ti

on im

prov

ed a

nd w

e be

gan

tow

ean

him

from

the

resp

irat

or.

Fina

lly, i

n M

ay 2

003,

we

wer

eab

le t

o b

rin

g K

evin

ho

me

toK

auai

and

he

is s

o ha

ppy.

Whi

lehe

sti

ll fa

ces

som

e m

edic

al is

-su

es, h

e is

gro

win

g an

d le

arni

ngso

fast

! T

here

are

so

man

y pe

ople

to

than

k th

at h

elpe

d us

alo

ng t

hew

ay. F

or m

ore

than

tw

o ye

ars,

Ron

ald

McD

onal

d H

ouse

was

my

seco

nd h

ome.

Eve

n th

ough

Isp

ent

mo

st o

f m

y ti

me

at t

he

hosp

ital

, I d

id m

anag

e to

mee

to

ther

fam

ilie

s fr

om

dif

fere

nt

plac

es li

ke G

uam

, Sai

pan,

Hilo

,M

aui,

and

even

oth

ers

from

my

hom

e is

land

, Kau

ai. E

very

fam

-ily

has

the

ir o

wn

stor

y to

tel

l of

ho

spit

als,

un

cert

ain

ties

an

dpr

ayer

s.To

the

car

ing

staf

f at

Ron

ald

McD

on

ald

Ho

use

: yo

u h

ave

tou

ched

us

dee

ply

an

d h

ave

sup

por

ted

us

in w

ays

that

al-

low

ed u

s to

co

nce

ntr

ate

on

hel

pin

g K

evin

—an

d t

hat

has

been

so

impo

rtan

t. To

the

othe

rR

onal

d M

cDon

ald

Hou

se fa

mi-

lies

: co

nti

nu

e to

hav

e th

eco

urag

e to

bat

tle fo

r yo

ur k

eiki

.Yo

u d

on’t

hav

e fa

r to

look

for

unde

rsta

ndin

g an

d su

ppor

t.So

med

ay I

wil

l tel

l Kev

in o

fh

is l

ife’

s fi

rst

adve

ntu

re a

nd

how

so

man

y pe

ople

, org

aniz

a-tio

ns a

nd a

genc

ies

did

so m

uch

for

him

and

his

fam

ily a

t a

time

wh

en h

elp

was

nee

ded

so

muc

h.e

To b

e ho

nest

, it’s

a w

ord

I hav

en’t

re-

ally

tho

ught

abo

ut s

ince

I w

as s

mal

l.Su

perm

an is

wha

t ge

nera

lly c

omes

to

min

d. S

omew

here

, as

I gre

w o

lder

, he

fade

d in

to t

he b

ackg

roun

d. I

beca

me

wra

pped

up

in t

he e

vent

s of

dai

ly li

fe,

wor

king

, cre

atin

g a

hom

e, r

aisi

ng m

y

son,

try

ing

to b

e an

exa

mpl

e he

cou

ldbe

pro

ud o

f - n

ot a

her

o - j

ust

a go

odm

om. I

n Se

ptem

ber

2000

, my

thir

teen

-ye

ar-o

ld s

on, C

lay

was

dia

gnos

ed w

ithth

ree

bra

in t

umor

s. H

e w

ould

nee

dim

med

iate

med

ical

tre

atm

ent

on

Oah

u. O

n th

e pl

ane,

as

we

wer

e be

ing

tran

spo

rted

to

Hon

olul

u, I

foun

dm

ysel

fhav

ing

a

con

vers

atio

n

In

ever

im

agin

edh

avin

g w

ith

m

ych

ild. I

t is

the

onl

yti

me

he

has

ask

edm

e w

hy

this

hap

-p

ened

to

him

. My

only

ans

wer

cou

ldb

e th

at i

n m

y li

fe“w

hy”

has

nev

erse

rved

a p

urp

ose.

We

may

n

ever

kno

w w

hy

we

are

face

d w

ith th

e ch

al-

len

ges

we

are

give

n. I

do

bel

ieve

we

are

give

n ex

pe-

rien

ces

in l

ife

soth

at w

e m

ay s

ome-

day

help

som

eone

else

.W

hen

we

arri

ved,

sud

den

ly w

e w

ere

conf

ront

ed w

ith

life-

alte

rin

g d

ecis

ion

s. W

ith

my

focu

s on

my

son

and

his

trea

tmen

t, a

new

def

i-ni

tion

of

“her

o” b

egan

to

cree

p in

to m

y aw

aren

ess.

We

wer

e to

ld a

bout

the

Rona

ld M

cDon

-al

dH

ouse

. In

the

foot

hill

s of

Man

oaVa

lley

lays

a h

ome

conv

erte

d in

to a

sanc

tuar

y. I’

m n

ot s

ure,

but

I th

ink

this

mus

t be

whe

re o

ur m

oder

n da

ysu

per

hero

es a

re t

rain

ed. N

ot k

now

-in

g w

hat

to e

xpec

t w

hen

we

arri

ved,

we

wer

e u

sher

ed i

nto

wh

atw

ould

be

our

new

hom

e fo

r th

ene

xt s

ix m

onth

s. W

e w

ere

give

na

beau

tifu

l roo

m, t

owel

s, b

ed-

ding

,eve

ry-

thin

g w

ew

ould

nee

dto

fe

el

ath

ome.

Th

e

staf

f ass

ured

us

that

th

is w

as t

o b

etr

eate

d lik

e ou

r ow

n ho

me.

Inde

ed, f

ora

child

thr

ust

into

suc

h an

unf

amili

arci

rcu

mst

ance

it

was

im

po

rtan

t to

mak

e th

ings

as

norm

al a

s po

ssib

le fo

r

him

. The

sta

ff at

the

Ron

ald

McD

onal

dH

ouse

gav

e us

sta

bilit

y, a

hom

e, a

ndfr

iend

s w

hen

we

need

ed th

em m

ost.

Onc

e w

e w

ere

sett

led

in o

ur te

mpo

-ra

ry n

ew h

ome,

we

foun

d ou

rsel

ves

surr

ound

ed b

y he

roes

. The

sta

ff b

e-ca

me

mem

bers

of o

ur fa

mily

. Peo

ple

cam

e to

the

hou

se t

o vo

lunt

eer

thei

rti

me,

tal

ent

and

hea

rts.

Ind

ivid

uals

cam

e fo

rwar

d t

o of

fer

thei

r en

cour

-ag

emen

t to

my

son

and

me.

Fam

ily,

frie

nd

s an

d s

tran

gers

ste

pp

ed f

or-

war

d to

mak

e su

re th

at w

e w

ere

care

dfo

r, m

oral

ly, s

piri

tual

ly a

nd fi

nanc

ially

.O

ne y

oung

boy

, Joh

n-M

icha

el, t

ook

aja

r an

d a

tab

le e

very

wh

ere

he

wen

t

and

set

it u

p as

king

for

dona

tion

s to

help

his

frie

nd. H

e al

one

rais

ed s

ev-

eral

hun

dred

dol

lars

. He

is w

itho

ut a

doub

t our

her

o.N

ow, m

ore

than

th

ree

year

s af

ter

Cla

y’s

dia

gno

sis,

I a

m l

eft

wit

h a

heal

thy,

hap

py s

on, a

nd t

he q

uest

ion

of h

ow a

m I

so b

less

ed?

How

do

you

than

k pe

ople

who

hav

e to

uche

d yo

urlif

e so

pro

foun

dly?

But

peo

ple

do n

otb

ecom

e tr

ue h

eroe

s fo

r th

e “t

han

kyo

us”

or g

lory

. The

y do

so

out o

f com

-pa

ssio

n, b

ecau

se t

hey

cann

ot s

tand

by a

mid

st s

omeo

ne’s

suf

feri

ng. T

hey

com

e in

all

size

s, fr

om a

sin

gle

youn

gbo

y, to

a la

rge

orga

niza

tion

and

the

in-

divi

dual

peo

ple

that

mak

e up

its

staf

f,fr

om o

ur c

lose

frie

nds

and

fam

ily, t

oco

mpl

ete

stra

nger

s. If

you

are

face

dw

ith

a s

eem

ingl

y in

surm

ou

nta

ble

chal

leng

e, d

o no

t de

spai

r. D

on’t

sto

pbe

lievi

ng in

Sup

erm

an. T

here

are

he-

roes

eve

ryw

her

e. Y

ou

can

no

t se

eth

eir

cape

s or

tig

hts.

The

y m

ove

qui-

etly

an

d u

nas

sum

ingl

y am

on

g u

s.T

hey

are

the

aver

age

Cla

rk K

ents

.

Her

oes.

AD

VE

RT

ISIN

G S

UP

PL

EM

EN

T T

O T

HE

HO

NO

LU

LU

ST

AR

-BU

LL

ET

IN/

WE

DN

ES

DA

Y,

NO

VE

MB

ER

19

, 2

00

3 /

PA

GE

10

& 1

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by D

ebbi

e Ke

iser

, Cap

tain

Coo

k

My

little

hun

nie

bunn

y,yo

u’re

my

spec

ial p

ride

and

joy,

From

a ti

ny p

reem

ie b

aby,

to a

str

ong

little

bab

y bo

y.Yo

u ar

rive

d 2

mon

ths

earl

y,bu

t we

mad

e it

thro

ugh

the

fight

,O

f 10

maj

or s

urge

ries

&M

omm

y’s

man

y sl

eepl

ess

nigh

ts.

Mom

my

will

alw

ays

rem

embe

rth

e lit

tle tw

inkl

e in

you

r eye

,Yo

ur a

dora

ble

little

dim

ple,

and

your

sof

t litt

le c

ry.

Mom

my

neve

r tho

ught

thes

eth

ings

wou

ld e

ver d

isap

pear

,N

ow M

omm

y’s

got a

bro

ken

hear

tan

d a

neve

r end

ing

tear

.Yo

u’ve

mad

e M

omm

y ve

ry s

tron

gev

en w

hen

times

wer

e ba

d,B

ecau

se y

ou w

ere

so s

tron

g fo

r me,

you

wer

e ev

eryt

hing

I ha

d.

Wha

t am

I su

ppos

ed to

do,

now

that

you

’re g

one?

This

was

n’t s

uppo

se to

hap

pen,

ever

ythi

ng s

eem

s w

rong

.I h

ad a

lot o

f dre

ams

for u

s,ho

ping

that

they

’d c

ome

true

,Yo

u w

ere

alm

ost a

ble

to s

it up

and

play

- “M

omm

y… p

eek-

a-bo

o!”

You’

d sm

ile s

o bi

g if

Mom

my

sim

ply

kiss

ed y

our c

heek

or h

and,

I kno

w w

e w

ould

’ve

had

so m

uch

fun

build

ing

cast

les

in th

e sa

nd.

I wan

ted

a pe

rfec

t life

for y

ou,

but i

t did

n’t c

ome

to b

e,Th

en I

final

ly re

aliz

ed,

it’s

fine

just

you

and

me.

I tri

ed v

ery

hard

to b

e th

e be

stM

omm

y fo

r you

,Th

en I

wor

ked

even

har

der

to b

e yo

ur b

est D

addy

too.

I hop

e th

at y

ou’ll

alw

ays

rem

embe

rth

e st

ory

Mom

my

read

,“G

uess

How

Muc

h I L

ove

You,

”be

fore

it w

as ti

me

for b

ed.

You

prob

ably

wou

ldn’

t und

erst

and

whe

n M

omm

y te

lls y

ou th

is,

But

bei

ng w

ith y

ou o

nce

agai

nis

trul

y m

y on

ly w

ish.

We

all k

now

you

’re n

ot s

uffe

ring

now

with

the

Lord

and

Ang

els

abov

e.Yo

ur U

ncle

Joh

n an

d G

reat

Gra

ndm

aN

aty

also

sho

wer

ing

you

with

love

.

You’

re m

y lit

tle h

unni

e bu

nny

and

I lon

g to

feel

the

touc

h,of

my

prec

ious

littl

e A

ngel

KEA

NU

–“M

OM

MY

LOVE

S YO

U T

HIS

MU

CH”

Kea

nu

Jon

ath

an

Pa

z M

orim

oto

Nov

embe

r 29

, 200

0 –

Au

gust

12,

200

1“M

y H

un

nie

Bu

nn

y”by

Ka

thy

Lan

i Pa

z (M

au

i)D

ebbi

e an

d C

lay

Kei

ser.

Cla

y K

eis

er

du

rin

g a

re

turn

vis

it t

o t

he

Ron

ald

McD

onal

d H

ouse

.

Kev

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“We make our way to Manoa toclean the house, play with thechildren, talk to the adults andprepare dinner for the familiesof Ronald McDonald House.Thank you for allowing our girlsto grow into giving youngwomen.” —Carol Evans, MaileChurch of God Girls Club

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