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Having a sick child can be a lengthy and taxing process?mentally, physically and financially. For those families who have to travel long distances for their child?s medical care, it can be even more gruelling taking them away from the comfort and security of their homes, families, jobs and support networks when they need them most. 
Ronald McDonald House Charities helps to ease the burden by offering a safe and compassionate space for families to stay together while their sick child is in hospital and receiving medical treatment. And in an average year, Ronald McDonald House Charities supports more than 26,000 families across Canada through their toughest times. 
Keith Klein?s family is one of those families. Last year, Klein?s 13-year-old son, Jax, suffered an injury while sledding. When doctors in their hometown of Tisdale, Saskatchewan, couldn?t resolve the issue, they went to Prince Albert, over an hour away from their hometown, to see an orthopedic specialist who found an irregularity in Jax?s hip. ?From there, things moved quickly,? recalls Klein. Within a week, Jax had a CT and MRI and shortly afterwards, a bone scan. A couple of weeks later following a biopsy, they received the diagnosis no parent wants to hear: Jax has cancer.  Jax decorating cookies at Ronald McDonald House Saskatchewan
Klein and Jax headed to Saskatoon, two and a half hours away from Tisdale, for Jax to begin treatment and undergo surgery at Jim Pattison Children?s Hospital. Klei...