As I wait for my husband to get home from a 10 day travel work trip, I am exhausted and the house is a mess. I am in the middle of potty training my son and my daughter is up to her eyeballs in crafts…all…over…the…house. She turned five in April and is headed to Kindergarten […]
Today’s blog post comes to us from our featured Preemie Parent Mentor Andrea. Andrea is our Parent Wellness mentor and dedicated to helping moms and dads of preemies care for their babies by caring for themselves. It’s tough on many different levels for parents of preemies. How do you juggle your emotions and wanting to […]
One of our newest Preemie Parent Mentors, Andrea, connected with Graham’s Foundation when she ran her 8th marathon while raising money and awareness for the Foundation in 2011. She is proud momma to her micro-preemie daughter Eliahna (seen below), who was born in April of 2010 at 23 weeks and 5 days and weighed just […]
Ever thought about running a marathon and answer yourself “When pigs fly”. Well, out in Cincinnati the pigs fly every year (the first Sunday in May to be exact). Here is your chance to check off a marathon (or another race distance) on your life’s list and also give back to the preemie community. We […]
In my last few blogs I wrote about how wellness is not just being active and physically fit but possessing a combination of the various dimensions of being well. For the best possibility of wellness it is essential to find positive feelings about each wellness dimension (emotional-mental, intellectual, physical, social, and spiritual). A well person […]
Last month I stated that wellness is not just being physically fit but a combination of various dimensions of being well. For the best possibility of wellness it is essential to find positive feelings about each wellness dimension (emotional-mental, intellectual, physical, social, and spiritual). A well person is fulfilled in work, is spiritually satisfied, enjoys […]
It has been a few months since I have posted a blog. If you remember reading my previous blogs you may recall that in November I ran my eighth marathon. I was getting back into the swing of things – I was, running, lifting weights, and spinning again. However, a few weeks after the marathon […]
Andrea Silva is back for this week’s blog post with advice for parents of preemies who want to work out but can’t get to the gym! This is her second post in a series about fitness for families coping with prematurity. Ok – so my husband calls me a “gym snob”. I like ‘fancy’ treadmills. […]
Andrea Silva is back for this week’s blog post with a message about getting active and healthy in 2012. Finding time for fitness when you’re coping with the realities of life in the NICU or prematurity at home isn’t easy, but it’s definitely worth it! Giving your preemie baby support after preterm birth has to […]
You may remember when we helped we helped put together Miles for Miracles, a sponsorship-style fundraiser that will see Andrea running the Philadelphia Marathon. Well, Andrea completed the marathon, and you’re going to be seeing her name more often here and on our Facebook page because she has plenty to say on the subject of […]
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