by Kelli Kelley | Aug 20, 2018 | News
As a child of the 70s, some of my earliest movie memories are of Smokey and the Bandit. The theme song “Eastbound and Down” has served as my anthem this summer as our Development Director Jennifer Hayhurst and I made twice weekly trips to Dallas for the first seven...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 6, 2018 | News
August is here, and we’re sliding into the last month of summer with our green shades on! There’s still time to participate in #FutureSoBright, our fun, interactive campaign to raise awareness of the amazing and bright futures NICU babies and NICU families...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Jul 12, 2018 | News
It’s often an unmet need that drives people to create something new, and it was no different when Austin’s Kathy Terry thought of creating a mobile app that would make giving easy and meaningful. First, Terry was frustrated at the fact that she often felt...
by Kelli Kelley | Jun 25, 2018 | Life after the NICU, News
Last week my husband and I took our son, a former 24-weeker, on his first college visit. I was overcome with emotion as we sat through orientation, remembering the long months in the NICU, when I wondered if he would even survive, much less graduate with academic...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Jun 21, 2018 | News
Summer is finally here! As the days get warmer and the sun gets sunnier, Hand to Hold challenges YOU to shine bright for NICU families. Let’s show everyone that NICU families have a #FutureSoBright they need shades! Here’s how you can help make sure NICU...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Jun 19, 2018 | News
Hand to Hold believes that NICU parents are often just as fragile as their babies. Nurses are in a unique position to acknowledge and address many of the challenges families face during a NICU stay and beyond. Yet few NICUs offer staff education in optimal methods of...
