Haley Waxman

The Throneburg family found home, family and togetherness at the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill when their second son, Ford, was born prematurely in 2015. Ford experienced many complications after birth, including necrotizing enterocolitis and a brain hemorrhage, leaving doctors wondering if he would ever walk or talk. He now does both, in style. This Holiday season, the Throneburgs returned to the House to talk about all the ways they are “paying it Ford” in their son’s honor. You can “pay it Ford” with them at www.rmhch.org/donate. And by watching this video! Carolina Love is a series of...

Some say three’s a crowd, but AJ and Jessie Smith of Wilmington, North Carolina believe six is a family. On July 25, triplets Bailey, Lainey and Ruby joined their big siblings Chloe (7), Finn (4) and Huxley (2). “We were supposed to have a 9:30 am surgery and got bumped by emergency c-sections all day,” Jessie said. “They all came out screaming in order, A-B-C, same as they’ve always been.” Following the birth of their girls, the Smiths stayed at the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill to be close to UNC Children’s, while their babies were cared for...

Everything Melissa and Brian Mart do is motivated by family. From relocating to North Carolina and starting their own business, to getting involved with the Families Helping Families program at the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill, along with their seven-year-old daughter Payton.   In an effort to be closer to family, the Marts moved to North Carolina, first living in Wake Forest for 11 years, and now in Chapel Hill for the past two. Brian and Melissa now work together as franchise owners at the Primrose School of Chapel Hill at Briar Chapel.   “We wanted to be...