Posts: Family Stories
Connections While Quarantined, Part I: Isolation in the NICU
As someone who has always been very connected to people – and who regularly connects others to people and resources – I found being a new parent of micro preemies very isolating: hospitalized bed rest; having twins; stopping full time work; spending the first three...
The Gift of Gratitude
I just assumed that when I was ready to have a baby, I would. I had no reason to believe that getting pregnant would pose any difficulty for me. I was relatively young, healthy and had no untreated medical issues. But I was wrong. Like many other women, pregnancy for...
Team Hand to Hold Featured Runner: Ashley Presnell
“Knowing that I can help in any way, big or small, has made me a better person.” — Ashley Presnell, NICU parent, volunteer peer mentor and Team Hand to Hold member This week’s featured runner, Ashley Presnell, didn’t know about Hand to Hold...
Team Hand to Hold Featured Runner: Cesar Romero
The secret to living is giving. – Tony Robbins That’s the driving motto behind Team Hand to Hold member Cesar Romero’s passion for giving back. Cesar joined Team Hand to Hold in early January and threw himself into fundRACING for NICU and bereaved...