by Leigh Ann Torres | May 13, 2016 | Medical Info & Resources
UPDATED JUNE 2020 The other day one of my 8-year-old twins told me she was having trouble seeing. Like many things, eye problems were something I thought we had left behind long ago. “Like how?” I asked. “Are you having trouble seeing the board at...
by Andrea Mullenmeister | Mar 11, 2015 | Medical Info & Resources
I remember standing by my micropreemie’s isolette, describing everything I saw out the window: the blue sky, the trees, the sunshine. I wanted my son to know what it was like outside the walls of the NICU, but I didn’t know if he would ever be able to see...
by Alison Epps | Aug 27, 2014 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
Some people would say James is clumsy or he doesn’t pay enough attention when he walks. Those thoughts have crossed my mind even though I know the reason he stumbles and falls has very little to do with either one. He does have a short attention span, and he...
by Melissa McMurchy | Jul 19, 2013 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
One of the most frequent questions I get asked about the girls oddly enough has little to do with their prematurity. When we are out and about, we usually get one of two comments/questions: “Wow they are tiny” or “How do they know they need...
