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This Family Feels The Love At Ronald McDonald House Southern New Jersey: "This Is A Miracle Place"
"I say, I have my Ronald McDonald family, and I have my family at home," Melendez said with a smile.
October 2, 2025
Kailitza Carrasquillo knows the hallways of the Ronald McDonald House Southern New Jersey well. The teenager is from Puerto Rico, but says the house feels like home. Her mom, Pattyann Melendez, couldn't agree more.
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"I say, I have my Ronald McDonald family, and I have my family at home," Melendez said with a smile.
The two have stayed here more than a dozen times since 2017. Kiley is in continued treatment at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for PIK3CA FIL, also known as facial infiltrating lipomatosis.
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