The Briner Family
Chelia Briner was at work when her water broke 13 weeks before her due date. In the dead of winter, she was rushed in an ambulance from Waterloo to St. Luke’s Hospital where she received an emergency C-section. When her daughter, Journee, arrived in the world, she weighed just 2 lbs. 2 oz. She was […]
Kruckenberg Family
It was no ordinary Christmas. Ruby Kruckenberg was born nine weeks early on the morning of December 25, weighing a mere 2lbs, 11 oz. Her parents, April and Jeremiah, knew they were in for a long stay at the NICU. That’s when they learned about the Ronald McDonald Family Room at St. Luke’s. While Ruby […]
