by Kayla Aimee | Nov 11, 2013 | Life after the NICU, NICU Life
It’s the email that appears repeatedly in my inbox, the same message spelled out in different words each time from various kind hearted people around the country. Their friend or family member has just had a baby prematurely and while their stories are not all...
by Kayla Aimee | Sep 9, 2013 | NICU Life
My daughter was two months old on the day that I discovered that I had missed her first bath. And her second. And her third. And I don’t actually know how many others because I was too embroiled in my emotions, simultaneously outraged and heartbroken, to ask....
by Kayla Aimee | Jul 15, 2013 | Emotional Health
Sometimes, when people would ask, the anger I felt at our situation would rise up and boil over in my answer. “She’s going to be perfect” I’d spit through gritted teeth. Other times, the weight pressed heavy on my shoulders, bowed and bent...