by Leigh Ann Torres | Dec 21, 2020 | Family Stories
Before my twin sons were born at 23 weeks, I’d never heard of the NICU. But it was a place I would soon come to know well during our 296-day stay. by Valerie Rodriguez, mom to Cristiano and Cruz My entire pregnancy had been a surprise, but nothing prepared us for the...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Oct 27, 2020 | Grief & Bereavement
No one understands the pain of losing a pregnancy or an infant like someone who has been there. But there is also a specific set of parents who have endured the pain of losing one or more children in a multiple birth in the NICU. These families are faced with a unique...
by Guest Blogger | Oct 26, 2020 | Grief & Bereavement
There is so much joy and sorrow in losing a twin. It is so complex. You are so thankful for your baby who is living, but you are grieving the baby you lost. Everything was supposed to be in multiples, and now it is not. by Ally Anderson Jacob and I were expecting twin...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Oct 14, 2019 | Grief & Bereavement
There is no language to adequately describe the experience of losing a pregnancy or an infant. Our culture often hopelessly unaware of the grief experience. Neonatal death, stillbirth, and pregnancy loss are parts of life many don’t want to acknowledge. If you...
by Guest Blogger | Feb 11, 2019 | Grief & Bereavement
by Charles George Over the last six years of my life, I have experienced my greatest joy and my most devastating challenge. The biggest joy was welcoming my son, Thomas, into the world upon his birth. The biggest challenge that I have ever faced in life is my son...
