by Stacey Skrysak | Jan 21, 2015 | Grief & Bereavement, Life after the NICU
When a stranger asks me if my daughter is our only child, a thousand thoughts run through my head. While it’s a common question for most people, it’s a loaded question for me. In truth, Peyton is a triplet. Her identical sister died a few hours after birth; her...
by Stacey Skrysak | Dec 12, 2014 | Emotional Health, Grief & Bereavement, Life after the NICU
When you become pregnant, you expect to get cravings. You expect to be uncomfortable with swollen feet. And you expect to be pregnant for 40 weeks, or at least close to it. But when all doesn’t go as plan, you end up hoping for a miracle. That was the case when...
by Stacey Skrysak | Oct 15, 2014 | Grief & Bereavement, Inspiration
Kind, happy, personable… These are words that are often used to describe me. I’ve always been a happy-go-lucky girl, looking at the world with the “glass half full” approach. But that was before my children died. Don’t get me wrong; I’m still that loveable old...
by Stacey Skrysak | Jun 23, 2014 | Grief & Bereavement, Life after the NICU
Birthdays are a big deal… especially when you begin life more than 17 weeks before your due date. My surviving triplet is considered a “22 weeker”, and in a matter of days, she will be one year old. Born June 23rd of last year, Peyton faced an uphill battle from...
