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Don Bell reports.

TYPICAL DELIVERY AFTER AC-SECTION IN 90 PERCENT OF THECASES.AND IN LIGHT OF THECURRENT EVENTS OUR ANNUALCBS-3 RONALD MCDONALD HOUSECHARITIES TELL-A-THONSCHEDULED FOR TODAY HAS BEENPOSTPONE.HOWEVER, OUR LOCAL RONALDMCDONALD HOUSES REMAIN OPENEDAND NEED TO HELP FAMILIES WITHSERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN ISGREATER THEN EVER BEFORE.EVERY DAY, IT IS A CHALLENGEFOR THESE FAMILIES.SO PLEASE CONSIDER DONATE TOGO DAY TO HELP HOUSES THATCONTINUE TO PROVIDE STABILITY,A COMFORTABLE BED, NOURISHMEALS AND TRANSPORTATION TOAREA HOSPITALS.DON BELL HAS THE STORY OF ALITTLE FIGHTER WHO SAVED THERONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OFPHILADELPHIA, DON.REPORTER: THANKS, JESSICAOUR TELL-A-THON IS ON HOLD FORTHE MEANTIME BUT WE ARE STILLRAISING MONEY FOR SICK,INJURED CHILDREN.WE WILL TELL YOU MORE ABOUTTHAT IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS BUTFIRST I WANT TO LET YOU KNOWTHIS RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE ISA PLACE THAT KIDS LOVE TO HANGOUT.AT THIS TIME LET'S INTRODUCETO YOU A LITTLE GUY NAME MASONWHO HAS A WHOLE LOT OFPHILADELPHIA PRIDE.♪♪ FLY EAGLES FLY ♪♪REPORTER: NEVER TOO YOUNGTO LEARN THE EAGLES FIGHTSONG.JUST LIKE OUR 2018 SUPER BOWLCHAMPS, AND OF COURSE, ROCKYBALBOA LITTLE MASON SPENCERHAS A HEART OF THE CHAMPIONWITH A PHILADELPHIA ATTITUDETHROWN IN.HE IS JUST SENSE OF PRIDEABOUT PHILLY.HE HAS PRETTY MUCH LIVED INPHILADELPHIA BECAUSE OF THECHILDREN HOSPITAL YOU WITHNEVER KNOW IT BUT THISTHREE-YEAR OLD JUST HAD AKIDNEY TRANSPLANT IN DECEMBER.WE WERE DEFINITELY HEARTBROKEN, SCARED, A LOT OF THETIME WE WERE SCARED FOR HIM.THE BEGINNING WE WERE TOLDMANY TIMES THAT THEY WERE NOTCERTAIN THAT IF HE WOULD MAKEIT OR NOT.REPORTER: MASON GREWSTRONGER EACH DAY AND EVERYSTEP OF THE WAY HIS MOM ANDDAD WERE THERE BY HIS SIDE.WITH DRIVING BACK AND FOR THEFROM CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FROMTHEIR HOME IN LANGHORNE.EVERY DAY HE WASLEAVING,ING TO GO WORK, COMINGBACK.HE WAS EXHAUSTED.WE WEREN'T EATING.WE WERE JUST GRABBING WHATEVERWE COULD FROM THE CAFETERIABUT A LOT OF TIMES IT WAS JUSTSNACKS.REPORTER: THEN THE SPENCERFAMILY CAME TO THEPHILADELPHIA RONALD MCDONALDHOUSE.WHEN I WALK IN IT WASOBVIOUSLY VERY EMOTIONAL.I NEVER SEEN MYSELF HAVING TOHAVE THIS SORT OF A NEED,MEETING THE VOLUNTEERS AS IWALK THROUGH THE DOOR, THAT ISWHEN I KNEW I STARTED TO FEELA LITTLE BIT MORE AT HOME.WE'RE FOCUSING ON HIM THEMOMS HERE ARE FOCUSING ON US.REPORTER: KEEPING FAMILIESCLOSE THAT IS WHAT THE RONALDMCDONALD HOUSE DOES BEST, ITPROVIDES SO MUCH MORE THANTHAT.GOOD JOB.WE'RE ABLE TO SAVE MONDAYFRIDAY GETTING A HOTEL, MEALS,BEING ABLE TO SLEEP AND REST.WHEN YOU ARE IN HERE EVENTHOUGH YOU ARE GOING THROUGHSOMETHING REALLY SCARY, IT ISA SAFE HAVEN BECAUSE EVERYBODYIS GOING THROUGH IT.REPORTER: VOLUNTEER ATRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE BUT SHENEVER THOUGHT SHE WITHIN AGUEST.WHEN I WAS A VOLUNTEER INEVER TRULY KNEW WHAT IT MEANTTO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE ANDTHE FIRST DAY THAT I WALK INAND CAME INTO GET A MEAL WITHMY FAMILY, IT IS JUST AFEELING OF LIKE OH, MY GOSH ITIS OVERWHELMING SENSE OFAPPRECIATION.REPORTER: AFTER A TOTAL OF11 SURGERIES, THE SPENCER'SARE GRATEFUL THAT MASON ISTHRIVING.HE IS AN AMAZING KID.HE HAS BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH.HE SMILES THE WHOLE WAYTHROUGH.HE WANTS TO ACT LIKE ANY OTHERYEAR-OLD.REPORTER: A THREE-YEAR OLDWHO JUST HAPPENS TO BE A HUGEEAGLES FAN.E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES.YES.HE HAS GOT THAT EAGLESCHEER DOWN PAT.SO GOOD TO SEE, AND HEAR.WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TOBRINGING YOU THE RONALDMCDONALD CHARITIESTELL-A-THON, STAY TUNE FORUPDATES ON WHEN THAT WILL BE NTHE MEANTIME WE HAVE TO DO OURBEST TO SUPPORT KIDS LIKEMASON, JESSICA, BACK TO YOU.DON, THANKS VERY MUCH.DONATION METHODS DO HELPARE LISTED ON CBS PHILLY.COMINCLUDING A WEBSITE LINC ASWELL AS TEXT AND VENMO OPTIONS