by Hand to Hold Staff | Apr 3, 2017 | Family Stories, Life after the NICU
by Kaylee Gort “How did you get that scar?” a curious child asks. She is referring to the “V” shaped scar on the right side of my stomach, just above my hips. While others have commented that the scar is “weird,” I have never found shame in it. “Are you talking...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Mar 27, 2017 | Life after the NICU, Mental Health
My son is nearly 15 months old. Some days I look at my busy, clumsy toddler and forget that the NICU ever happened. Other days I remember it like it was yesterday, the memories of our month in the NICU still so vividly alive in my mind. Where we currently live, I...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Feb 23, 2017 | Family Stories
The following story is from Preemie Babies 101 reader Farheen. If you’d like to share your NICU story with us, click the Share Your Story link, or...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Sep 8, 2016 | NICU Life
I knew these “life lessons” in my head before my NICU baby, but I truly knew them in my heart afterward. The NICU became the fertile soil in which these seeds–these three lessons–were planted and became deeply rooted deep within me. 1. Things...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 29, 2016 | Family Stories, NICU Life
Each spring, select cities throughout the U.S. and Canada host the annual storytelling show, Listen to Your Mother. Listen to Your Mother is a national series of locally-produced shows in which local writers, authors, storytellers, bloggers, and more take the stage to...
