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The Amon family from Palmerston North have spent more than 160 nights at Ronald McDonald House. From right is father James Amon, mother Selina, baby Evie and daughter Kenzie.
Walking a couple of hundred kilometres in a month is a small price to pay for a Palmerston North family indebted to Ronald McDonald House. James and Selina Amon, as well as 4-year-old daughter Kenzie, spent more than 160 nights at Ronald McDonald House in Wellington under trying circumstances. Their twins Halle and Hugo were born prematurely in June 2018, but died at two weeks old. Then in January last year, their daughter Evie was born three months premature and had to deal with a life-threatening infection.
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Divine and Chester de Dios are staying in the Ronald McDonald House while their premature baby is in Wellington Hospital. Divine was admitted to Palmerston North Hospital, but it could not cater for babies born before 28 weeks. She was transferred to Wellington Hospital on October 31 and gave birth three weeks later. Amon was the couple’s first baby, after 10 years of trying, and was born weighing just over 500 grams. “We are actually taking him as a miracle baby, because the midwife said because of the shape of my uterus it’s hard for me to conceive,” Divine said.