Ronald McDonald House: Family Stays
The Squeeze
Taylor Lautner
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 3 June 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
In this week’s episode, The Squeeze is partnering with Ronald McDonald House for a very inspiring episode. The Lautners sit down with Katie Fitzgerald, President and CEO of Ronald McDonald House Global, along with Jules and Jevon McBride, to talk about the life-changing impact of Ronald McDonald House and the power of families staying together during a medical crisis. Katie shares the heart behind the organization, why the mission is needed now more than ever, and the decision to spotlight real families by introducing the McBrides as the first-ever global spokesfamily as part of the Family Stays campaign. She talks about the wide range of support Ronald McDonald House provides for families, from accommodations and meals to emotional and mental health support, and why holistic care is such an important part of the organization’s mission.
The McBride family then shares their deeply personal story, opening up about the devastating car accident that changed their lives and how Ronald McDonald House became a lifeline during their recovery. They reflect on what it meant to stay together as a family during such a difficult time, the community and connections they found through other families, volunteers, and staff members, and the continued support from Ronald McDonald House, even after returning home. The family also shares what it means to become the first-ever global spokesfamily for Ronald McDonald House, the lessons they’ve learned about resilience and community, and the message they hope to pass along to other families navigating a child’s illness or injury. Katie also shares the organization’s vision for the future, including the growing need for its services, the goal to double the number of families served by 2030, and the different ways people can support the mission.
You can support families like the McBrides by volunteering at your local Ronald McDonald House or by donating today at ronaldmcdonaldhouse.org/donate/mcbridefamily.
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a Dear Media production. |
| 0:03.6 | It was just a calm, beautiful day before the accident. |
| 0:07.8 | I heard Javon say there's lights coming at us. |
| 0:11.6 | What is this guy doing? |
| 0:12.9 | The last thing that I remember was the glass shattering and waking up to the smell of the airbags |
| 0:20.0 | and there being dust and stuff everywhere. |
| 0:22.6 | My leg was the first thing I noticed that, huh, I can't feel that. |
| 0:26.6 | Like my entire leg, I was going, I can't feel anything. |
| 0:28.6 | The engine actually came into the car and was sitting in my lap. |
| 0:32.6 | They needed two separate ambulances for us. |
| 0:35.6 | It broke my heart, how he kept asking like every few seconds, |
| 0:40.9 | where's my wife, is my baby okay? And then a few moments later, it was the same thing, |
| 0:46.1 | whereas my wife is my baby okay? I was 25 weeks. They could not find a heartbeat for Juliana. |
| 0:53.1 | And then finally, the last person came into the room and she said, it's there. |
| 0:57.3 | It's there. |
| 0:58.1 | We're going to have to get your child out. |
| 1:00.5 | You're bleeding internally. |
| 1:02.3 | And I may have to take your uterus as well. |
| 1:05.3 | Juliana weighed one pound and 10 ounces. |
| 1:08.6 | I was just amazed at this little human, you know, she was so tiny, but she was |
| 1:12.6 | doing her best to survive. He had a social worker come in and tell my mom, we have a place for you |
| 1:19.6 | guys and they will take you guys as long as your daughter needs to be in the hospital. And it was |
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