by Stephanie Durfee | Jan 3, 2019 | Life after the NICU
Our story Our daughter was born at 26 weeks gestation weighing only 1lb 8oz. due to severe preeclampsia. As soon as she was born, I remember asking, “When is she coming home?” and the countdown began. Most babies come home around their due date, which in our case...
by Guest Blogger | Dec 24, 2018 | Family Stories
by Charles George I remember our first Christmas with our son, Thomas. It was December 2012. Neither my wife nor myself anticipated being in the hospital, over an hour away from our home, with our son on Christmas day. Thomas was born at the University of Virginia...
by Lindsay Rosenfeld | Dec 20, 2018 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, Inspiration, Life after the NICU
Birth day: a day to celebrate the birth of your child Gotcha day: a day to celebrate taking your child home; i.e. “getting them” Some of us don’t leave the hospital three – five days after giving birth with typically eating, breathing, growing babies. Yet, many...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Dec 10, 2018 | News
As 2018 draws to a close, there’s still time to make your tax-deductible gift to Hand to Hold! Make your donation today as a one-time gift, a sustaining gift or an Honor Gift in honor or memory of a family or child. Find out exactly how your gift has an impact...
by Shanna Thompson | Nov 29, 2018 | Family Stories
It’s early on a cold Friday morning, we’re loading up the car to drive two and a half hours to an out-of-state hospital. It’s one of the top children’s hospitals in the country. It’s a place I never dreamed we’d need. It’s been almost four-and-a-half years since we...
