Ontario family navigating 3-year-old's cancer diagnosis: "We just entered a blur"

A persistent fever landed nearly three-year-old Wade Butter in hospital right before his birthday in 2023. “The pediatrician started running some tests, and he was cancer positive,” Wade’s father Adam Butter recalled. “We just entered a blur from there.” The family takes about an hour to get from their house to the hospital. It’s a drive they have repeated dozens of times as they continue to navigate Wade’s cancer diagnosis. Part of their journey included a 17-day stay at the Ronald McDonald House, just a few blocks from the hospital. But the reality across Canada is there’s not enough space to accommodate everyone. Last year roughly 18,000 families stayed on their properties. But president and CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities, Kate Horton, said on average four out of five families still cannot get a room when they need one. Global's Katherine Ward has more. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10897188/ronald-mcdonald-house-charities-more-space-families-across-canada/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #ronaldmcdonaldhouse