by Guest Blogger | Jun 16, 2016 | Family Stories, News
by Lana Macrum-Craig, Chair of the Board, Hand to Hold My daughter, Allie Reese, would be celebrating her 9th birthday this month. Each year, as Mother’s Day approaches and soon thereafter, the date of her birth, my heart and mind become a little unsettled....
by Kelli Kelley | Apr 15, 2016 | News
Imagine having to decide if you want your baby to receive medical intervention at birth that, while potentially saving their life, could lead to a lifetime of healthcare challenges, developmental delays and disabilities. Imagine after the baby survived despite...
by Amy Carr | Feb 29, 2016 | Emotional Health, NICU Life
As a parent of a child who spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit, I can tell you it was the birth experience I didn’t expect and hadn’t planned for. Though my daughter’s stay was shorter than some, the emotional fallout and shock of it all did not wear off...
by Alden Gilligan | Mar 2, 2015 | Finances & Insurance, Medical Info & Resources, NICU Life
Having a preemie is a very scary process and can also be very confusing. When your baby arrives early, you’re not prepared in the way you might have been if you’d carried to full term. I know this was the case for us. I was 31 weeks pregnant with our twins when I...
by Heather Hucks | Nov 14, 2014 | Emotional Health, Inspiration, Life after the NICU
When we rode the elevator down from the 7th floor NICU for the last time, we knew that one day, we would be back. This place where we’d logged a significant part of our life, 5 months to be exact, had become familiar. It had saved our baby’s life. So we...
