by Laura Martin | Jan 26, 2015 | Life after the NICU
When my husband, Scott, and I made the decision to have children, we knew there was a strong possibility our children would have hearing loss once reaching adulthood. A hereditary hearing loss is prevalent in Scott’s paternal family. Scott, his twin sister, father,...
by Laura Martin | Nov 5, 2014 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
It was Thanksgiving lunch at Joseph’s school. Parents and grandparents had joined their children in the school cafeteria for a special Thanksgiving celebration. Because of Joseph’s multiple food allergies and compromised gastrointestinal system due to short bowel...
by Laura Martin | Sep 15, 2014 | NICU Life
I had never met a NICU nurse until the early hours on Halloween morning 2009. In all honesty, my first encounter with a NICU nurse wasn’t overwhelmingly positive. She was giving me the grim statistics of what living with 24 week twin boys could be like – if they even...
by Laura Martin | May 19, 2014 | Family Stories, Life after the NICU
When Scott and I decided to have children, we knew there was a very good chance our children would have a hearing loss. Scott has a hearing loss called Otosclerosis (a hardening of the bones in the middle ear) that runs in his family. Usually, this hearing loss does...
by Laura Martin | Feb 17, 2014 | Life after the NICU
Having a child with food allergies can be daunting, overwhelming, and scary. When we learned our son had multiple food allergies, I can remember being relieved to get the results but also being very nervous. Food allergies added another layer to his already...
