by Kathy McClelland | Jun 9, 2014 | Family Stories, Fatherhood
The day before we sat in the NICU conference room listening to a doctor tell us our son would likely never walk, talk, or cognitively develop past the age of a five or six year old. The next day was Father’s Day. I did nothing to celebrate my husband. I was...
by Laura Romero | Jun 15, 2012 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, Fatherhood, Life after the NICU
Richie at Brooklyn’s Pumpkin Carving with Dad Kindergarten eventI have always heard it said that anyone can be a father but that it takes someone special to be a dad. If so, then it seems only fitting to say that it takes someone incredible to be the dad of a...
by Elaine Jones | Jun 14, 2012 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, Grief & Bereavement
The pain and emptiness of losing my daughter, Caitlyn, never leaves. It is strange to say, but I think that the pain and emptiness I feel makes her seem closer to me, as if she is always there. Between my website and the Facebook Group for NEC, it keeps me...