by Cheryl Silinskas | Dec 18, 2017 | NICU Life
Our family spent our first set of fall and winter holidays in the NICU. As a tracheostomy patient, our daughter graduated to the PICU. We have celebrated every holiday at least twice in a hospital…so we know how to party! Here are a few things we did to make the...
by Melissa McMurchy | Nov 14, 2016 | Emotional Health, NICU Life
Holidays are fun, energetic, loving, and a time for everyone to be together. The baby comes and you realize it wasn’t in your plan for them to come that early. Your mind then goes in a million different directions on what happens next. The “holiday...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Dec 23, 2015 | News
From all of us at Hand to Hold, may your days be merry and bright! Wishing you and your families lots of love and light this holiday season. We at Hand to Hold are grateful for your support and generosity towards NICU families everywhere. Merry Christmas and a...
by Julie Cruz | Dec 9, 2015 | Life after the NICU
It was our first Christmas as a family of four. As the end of October neared, I wondered if we would all be in the same place. Our daughter Haley was born at 29 weeks in September, and we knew right from the start she might not be home before Christmas. Because I am a...
by Heather Hucks | Dec 7, 2015 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
UPDATED DECEMBER 2021 It’s RSV season, and COVID-19 is still a major concern, and it’s possible you and your family have settled into isolation with your NICU baby. Limited trips in public, shoes off at the door, 2 minute hand scrubs, Lysol sweeps every...
