by Rhiannon Giles | Jul 4, 2016 | NICU Life
Two months. A lot can happen in two months; you could try and abandon a fad diet, your heart beats seven million times, and you take more than a million breaths. If you happen to be residing in utero you are busy with tasks like doubling your weight, learning to do...
by Rhiannon Giles | Mar 14, 2016 | Emotional Health
“I don’t think I’ll ever identify as a preemie parent.” I remember saying those words to my best friend upon the early arrival of my son. It was not a label I felt entitled to wear, or a phrase I thought I would ever use to describe myself. If you’re thinking it was...
by Andrea Mullenmeister | Nov 21, 2014 | Emotional Health, Inspiration
I was keeping hope that it would be good news; our family didn’t need another medical crisis. But when the doctor called that day, my heart sank. It isn’t a good sign to get results from a brain MRI almost immediately. People told me to “stay...
by Marty Barnes | Nov 19, 2012 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
I am sure we have all heard, and many of us have used the saying ‘it takes a village’. When dealing with a child with special needs and/or medical issues this really hits home. Life for my daughter started in the NICU with a team of medical professionals treating...
