A HOME AWAY FROM HOME

Since 1999, the Ronald McDonald House has been the second home to thousands of families and children seeking treatment at the paediatric ward, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM (HCTM UKM). — Low Lay Phon/The Star

FOR Teruna Timpal, 51, his three-year stay at the Ronald McDonald House (RMH) between 2013 and 2016 provided tremendous support as he accompanied his daughter, who was just two years and six months old when diagnosed with leukaemia, through her treatment.

Hailing from Sepang, Selangor, he and his daughter, now aged 15, return to the home once a year for her treatments.