by Angie Bickford | Apr 28, 2014 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
This month’s chat featured Stacy Ramirez, the Child Find and Outreach Specialist for Any Baby Can’s Early Childhood Intervention Program, also known as ECI in Texas. While each state has various programs and many go by different names, Stacy shared basic...
by Kathy McClelland | Jan 8, 2014 | Emotional Health, Finances & Insurance, Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
“Any questions?” she asked at the end of the tour. My mind was searching, grasping for something to ask, but I was so distracted and overwhelmed by all of the medical equipment. I couldn’t contain my tears any longer. They started spilling out. I...
by Melissa Haber | Feb 18, 2013 | Life after the NICU
When my daughter Daphne came home after five months in the NICU, we took her to the first pediatrician appointment not knowing what to expect. After all, she had been followed by just about every kind of specialist in the hospital, and we had a long schedule of...
by Marty Barnes | Feb 15, 2013 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
Milestones, standardized tests, and growth charts quickly become a nightmare for parents/caregivers of a preemie or medically involved child. Instead of being things to look forward to they are constant reminders of what your child is NOT doing. I think the first...
by Marty Barnes | Aug 24, 2012 | Life after the NICU
Many of us come home from the NICU and enter a whole new world. We have countless doctor appointments, monitors, medications, etc. A lot of us also are introduced to a form of early intervention services for our child. In Texas these services are call ECI, each...
