September Then and Now: The What Could Have Been, What Was, and What Is.
The funny thing about NICU Awareness Month is I didn’t know it existed until after our time in the NICU was almost complete.
The funny thing about NICU Awareness Month is I didn’t know it existed until after our time in the NICU was almost complete.
by Samantha Rice We’ll get a puppy and travel. That was our plan after two surgeries for endometriosis and as our 5 year anniversary approached. Little did we know that our best surprise and biggest adventure was right around the corner. Other than an early subchorionic hemorrhage, my pregnancy felt amazing, like a dream come […]
“When I tell friends and family this story, they usually comment on how grounded and determined I seemed during this time. It was all a blur at the time, but telling this story is helping me to process what it all meant.”
by Suzanne Diehl Dear Baby Brave, I didn’t know you would come so early,You came in March instead of June.Our hearts filled with fear and joy hearing your first cry,We hoped you’d be home soon. I didn’t know how much I would love you.The instant that we met, a room full of applause.How proud I […]
Today is an ending. An ending to one of the most intense chapters of our lives. I’ve sat in this room for 72 days, waiting for THIS day to come. This room has held some of the biggest pains of my life, and also some of the biggest miracles.
“Premature birth can happen to anyone, at any time in their life. It can happen to you, your child, your grandchild, your best friend; it does not discriminate in who it chooses or why.”
“She asked me a question that I had not been asked before: Define what a loss mom is.”