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@my*mum wrote:

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not the neonatal, but LC spent about 10 days at the RBH, she was actually in the burns unit (but she wasn't burned) and there were some pretty sick kids some who had been there for MONTHS, and their parents were not able to stay, they weren't even allowed a meal supplied by the hospital even if they paid! They had to go to one of the canteens. ONE of us were allowed a meal the first day we were there, no showers, no laundry facilities and we didn't have the luxury of acommodation only 20 minutes away either, or of being dropped off and collected each day. We had to find and pay for parking, usually 6 to 8 blocks away if we didn't pay the car park fees and parked on the street in an area that wasn't designated 2 hours only.

 

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Ronald McDonald House is located at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, within close proximity of the RCH. It provides a 'home-away-from-home' for the families of seriously ill children who are undergoing treatment at the RCH and other nearby facilities. Accommodation at Ronald McDonald House allows families to stay together in a homelike environment at a fraction of the cost of a motel room, for as long as they need to, thereby helping to preserve the family unit in the midst of physical, emotional and economic adversity. Ronald McDonald House can comfortably accommodate up to 51 families. Six rooms at Ronald McDonald House are fully self-contained, making them ideal for outpatients requiring semi-isolated facilities.

http://www.health.qld.gov.au/rch/families/parent_accommodation.asp

You could have stayed at the hospital  ^^^^^^

You could have used the RBWH very large car park.  You said you paid for parking. 

some who had been there for MONTHS, and their parents were not able to stay

I don't believe this for a second.