by Guest Blogger | Mar 31, 2014 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
I’ve always been career driven, knowing since I was a child that I would someday be a television news anchor. Yet people often told me, “Your priorities will change once you have kids.” I didn’t believe them. I absolutely love my job, sharing the news of the day to...
by Guest Blogger | Oct 30, 2013 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, Grief & Bereavement
I have been promising myself that I would write about the death of my twins when I was ready. Ever since that fateful day more than 11 years ago, I have tried to write, dozens of times, but my attempts have drawn many tears and very few words. I tried again very...
by Guest Blogger | Oct 4, 2013 | Family Stories
After 7 years of infertility and a miscarriage, my husband and I were ecstatic to learn that we were pregnant with twins. I had a hard pregnancy. I had a sub chorionic hemorrhage, placenta previa, shortening cervix, and constant bleeding. But I was diligent at taking...
by Guest Blogger | Jul 12, 2013 | Family Stories
Gigi Khonyongwa-Fernandez is a NICU mom who has found her life’s passion in helping and coaching others after loss and the premature birth of her son who has special needs. She currently owns a coaching and consulting business, Families Blossoming LLC, to assist...
by Dani Curliss | Feb 25, 2013 | Emotional Health, Grief & Bereavement, Life after the NICU
When we talk about the NICU, we can’t share our story without sharing the story of a little boy named Ethan. Ethan was born a day after Kylie and was 11 weeks early, while Kylie was 10 weeks early. I am the type of person that when going through certain experiences, I...