by Kathy McClelland | Mar 6, 2015 | Emotional Health
I never imagined I would have a special needs child. No one ever does, I suppose. My dreams were for a happy, healthy bouncing boy. A brother for my firstborn. Although there were slight indicators something was wrong when my baby was in utero – primarily that...
by Kathy McClelland | Dec 17, 2014 | NICU Life, Siblings
My heart was torn in two when I realized that my second child would be in the NICU for a long while. How could I possibly include his older sibling in a NICU stay? Now I had two children and I wanted to be with both of them at the same time. The NICU makes that...
by Kathy McClelland | Aug 11, 2014 | Emotional Health, Inspiration, Medical Info & Resources
I told myself when I was pregnant with my first child that I would try to breast feed. I had listened to enough friends who wanted to and it didn’t work out for one reason or another. I told myself if I was disappointed that I couldn’t breast feed, I...
by Kathy McClelland | Jul 21, 2014 | Emotional Health, NICU Life
It’s hard to live in two places at the same time. That’s what it feels like when you are discharged from the hospital but your baby – that sweet little baby who has been a part of you for the past however many weeks – is still in the NICU. I...
by Kathy McClelland | Jun 9, 2014 | Family Stories, Fatherhood
The day before we sat in the NICU conference room listening to a doctor tell us our son would likely never walk, talk, or cognitively develop past the age of a five or six year old. The next day was Father’s Day. I did nothing to celebrate my husband. I was...
