During the month of April, we will be highlighting preemie parent stories in preparation for Parents of Preemies Day on May 3. If you would like to share your #mypreemie story, please send an email to [email protected]. We would love to post it here!
Here’s a story that came from the Parents of Preemies Day Facebook page. Take a moment to read about beautiful Airalynn (born at 27 weeks and 3 days gestation).
A former middle and high school chorus teacher, Laura B. Martin is the Director of Parent Communication and Engagement at Graham’s Foundation. She is mom to Joseph, Campbell, and Emily. Joseph and Campbell, fraternal twins, were born at 24 weeks gestation. Campbell lived for 23 beautiful days. Joseph spent 228 days in the NICU and experienced a near fatal bout with NEC that left him with Short Bowel Syndrome. Joseph faces many complications as a result of his extreme prematurity. He has a g-tube, auditory neuropathy, hypotonic cerebral palsy, asthma, vision impairment, hypothyroidism, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, and multiple food allergies. Even still, he is a happy and active child. Laura, her husband, Scott, Joseph, and Emily live in the South. Laura can be reached via email .
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Our mission is to inform and guide parents of preemies so that they may confidently navigate the journey of prematurity.
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