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Sassy, Little Rock Star :: Teagan’s NICU Story
(You can read my birth story here – Parts 1, 2, 3.) June 10th, 2010, was the first time I ever stepped into a NICU. Thirty hours after my little baby daughter arrived, I was getting to see her. I was...
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Nothing Short of a Miracle :: Connor’s NICU Story
This is adapted from a presentation I gave at the hospital in November 2012, where my son, Connor, was born in December 2008 and graduated from his 120-day NICU stay. Details were taken from my...
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Capture It – Create a Diagram
We wrote in an earlier post about capturing perspective photos of your little one’s journey, and today we have another idea for you… create a diagram. Connor is only 4.5 years old, and as I look at...
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Record It – Sharing Updates / Keeping a Journal or Blog
A NICU journey is an experience like no other. For many of us, it will be the hardest thing we ever have to go through. During a NICU stay, we are tried and tested watching our little ones fight for...
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Record It – Create a Timeline
The last post we shared talked about recording your miracle’s journey in a story format, like a blog or collection of essays. If that endeavor seems daunting to you, what about keeping just those key...
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What Does It Take to Be a NICU Hero?
Dr. Cleary Receiving the NICU Heroes Award as Kelli Kelley of Hand to Hold and Charles Carol of Mead Johnson Nutrition look on. One of 11 children and father of six, Dr. Gerard Cleary, recipient of...
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Meet Second Annual NICU Heroes Award Winner Nurse Stephanie Horecky Hall
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Stephanie Horecky Hall, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC, is one of two winners of the Second Annual NICU Heroes Award, presented by Mead Johnson Nutrition and Hand to Hold. The awards...
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{Book Review} Peanut: A Storybook for Mighty Preemie Babies
We were graciously given one copy of Peanut: A Storybook for Mighty Preemie Babies for this book review. All opinions are that of the blog contributor. Sometimes preemie parents take their traumatic...
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