It is the honor of a lifetime that we get to meet so many remarkable and memorable individuals here at SECU Family House each and every day of the year. They include patients, caregivers, volunteers, meal providers, donors, board members, hospital staff, and even a myriad of delivery folks. … Read More

Fourteen years! Jan Ross has brought her energy and expertise to Family House since 2007.  We are celebrating Jan!  Volunteers, staff old and new, board members from these fourteen years….so many have memories and heartfelt stories of Jan in action, Jan behind the front desk… Read More

When you think of the phrase “eager beaver” it may bring about thoughts of someone who is up for anything. Or perhaps it draws images of someone prepared for a certain task. The definition of an “eager beaver” from the dictionary is listed as "a person who is extremel… Read More

"In 2012, North Carolina artists were asked to paint a cow to enter the Cow Parade, a fundraiser for UNC Children’s Hospital.  Fifteen life-size cows were painted and sold, yet some were returned to the Hospital as gifts.  Our Bearden Bovine was offered to us by the Hospita… Read More

“Volunteering is one of the best measures for the health of society because it tells us how involved and how invested people are in their communities.  When you volunteer, you’re not waiting for someone else to improve life in your community – you’re taking mat… Read More

“I have stayed at SECU Family House multiple times since 2011 because I have had a liver transplant and two kidney transplants at UNC.  My family has also stayed at Family House when I have been hospitalized.  All the staff and volunteers are so helpful and caring. I feel l… Read More

Married for 52 years, Terry and Wanda Morrison are a retired couple from Wilmington, North Carolina.  Two years ago, Terry was diagnosed with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML), a type of cancer that starts in blood-forming cells of the bone marrow and invades the blood. They had … Read More

       Music soothes souls. Since 2009, Family House has staged hundreds of performances for guests in genres that include gospel, bluegrass, classical, and West African folk music. UNC glee clubs are crowd-pleasers, as are magicians. An Andy Griffith impersonator even c… Read More

Three years ago, Doreen Berryman was diagnosed with acoustic neuroma, a non-cancerous tumor that affects hearing and balance. Following surgery to remove the tumor at UNC Hospitals, she had a grand mal seizure that left her partially paralyzed on her right side. What makes this psychiatri… Read More

Family House guests Michael and Sylvia Latil live in Aberdeen, North Carolina – a town in Moore County that's known for its longleaf pines, renowned golf courses, railroads, artists, and historians.  This past March, Michael was diagnosed with human papillomavirus (HPV) positive t… Read More