by Guest Blogger | Oct 7, 2019 | Family Stories
This post comes from Partnering Organization H. McCurry. For more information on your you can become a Partnering Organization, contact Krystle Gervais. The first bath at home after a NICU stay may feel daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. I have completed two...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Oct 1, 2019 | News
We’ve been working on something exciting for our NICU graduate families! Introducing Beyond the NICU, a podcast for families in the days, weeks, months and even years after a NICU stay. Because we all know the journey doesn’t end when you leave the NICU....
by Jennifer DeSimone | Sep 2, 2019 | Family Stories
Photo courtesy of the author After the birth of my daughter at 32 weeks pregnant via an emergency C-section, I found myself in complete survival mode. My only focus was getting to the hospital twice a day and pumping as much as I could for her. I literally could not...
by Cheryl Silinskas | Jul 22, 2019 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
All of us have to say goodbye to our old selves, our lives before (medically fragile) child. It hit me when I broke my favorite blue and white patterned plates. The visions I had of dinner parties, book clubs, a fun and relaxing home full of guests…just...
by Leigh Ann Torres | May 24, 2019 | News
L-R: Luke and Gabe DeYoung, Rhonda Reed, Director of NICU and Neonatal Transport at SDMC, Jackson Kelley AUSTIN, Texas, May 23, 2019 – As graduation season nears, Hand to Hold went back to where it all started: St. David’s Medical Center (SDMC). Born two days apart,...