by Guest Blogger | Oct 29, 2014 | Family Stories
What were the circumstances surrounding your child’s birth? When I was 29 weeks, I went in for a regular checkup. Since the appointment, I had just 2 weeks prior been cancelled due to an emergency c-section, my doctor had to attend. My blood pressure was 160/120. My...
by Chrissy Southern | Mar 5, 2014 | Family Stories, Pregnancy & Bedrest
Here’s my story and I hope it brings you encouragement. You are not alone. We are fighting for you! In the fall of 2011, I got some very exciting and unexpected news, I was four weeks pregnant! Dave and I were so excited and nervous to become parents. By the...
by Katie Reginato Cascamo | Sep 20, 2013 | Family Stories
Raising a premature child is very similar to climbing a mountain. I have done both. In 2009, I experienced several challenges during what should have been a low-risk pregnancy. I developed an enchondroma bone tumor on my right pinky causing it to fracture. One...
by Dani Curliss | Jun 18, 2012 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
My husband is an amazing man. I could go on about how supportive and wonderful he is as a husband and a father. Even though I am so proud of the marriage and life we have built, the NICU life was a shock to our marriage. Kylie was born at 30 weeks gestation, and the...
by Guest Blogger | Nov 9, 2010 | Family Stories
by Joan Kincaid Hand to Hold volunteer Joan Kincaid knows the value of a doctor’s support during pregnancy and birth, especially when unexpected complications arise. This is evident by a significant gesture she made in honor of neonatologist, Dr. John Loyd. Joan...
