by Guest Blogger | Feb 26, 2018 | Family Stories
The following story is from preemie mom Cecily. If you’d like to share your NICU story with us, email leighann@handtohold.org. What were the circumstances...
by Stacey Skrysak | Feb 15, 2018 | Family Stories, Grief & Bereavement
It was a typical morning in the NICU, a place that felt like home after months of daily visits. As I sat watching my daughter sleep, a nurse walked up to me with a package in hand. It was addressed to Peyton, my lone surviving triplet. I quickly opened the box,...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Jan 15, 2018 | Family Stories
Every once in a while readers write in to share their stories with us. These readers open their hearts to share their hope, their reasons to celebrate, and sometimes even their heartache. Here are just a few of those stories. Hisham the Super Hero My son, Hisham, was...
by Guest Blogger | Nov 13, 2017 | Family Stories
I had my daughter 17 months ago, but it seems like a lifetime. We didn’t have a hard time getting pregnant. It was almost instant. But staying pregnant was a different story for me. I ended up in the hospital at 27 weeks, 4 days with preterm premature rupture of the...
by Guest Blogger | Sep 28, 2017 | Family Stories, NICU Life
The following story is from Hand to Hold reader Shree. If you’d like to share your NICU story with...
by Guest Blogger | Sep 25, 2017 | Family Stories
Brandon and I are thrilled to be the first “couple” to co-chair Fourth Annual Baby Shower Luncheon benefiting Hand to Hold. We have worked all year with such fabulous volunteers who all have the same mission in mind: help raise money for Hand to Hold, so more NICU and...