by Kelli Kelley | Jun 11, 2018 | Family Stories, Life after the NICU, Mental Health
Cake – check. Party napkins, plates, cups – check. Cute invitations – check. Everything is together, so why am I falling apart? The first birthday of any child is reason for celebration, but when a baby is born preterm or with a special health care need, the first...
by Hand to Hold Staff | May 17, 2018 | Family Stories, NICU Life
We all remember the first time we held our baby. For some it was with in the first few moments after birth and for others it might not have been for a few days to weeks. For me it was three days – the longest three days ever. It was on that third day that one...
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 Hand to Hold Staff | 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 Hand to Hold Staff | 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 Hand to Hold Staff | 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...
