By Simon Olenick on April 30, 2018
Simon is one of our Preemie Parent Mentors – specifically our mentor for preemie dads – and here he shares his experiences along with a father’s point of view. When my twins (2 fraternal twin girls, now 19 months and healthy) were born at 29 weeks, I quickly shifted my gaze from the SWAT team […]
By Featured Parent on April 11, 2014
I just wanted to share my excitement of what a success it was putting “in lieu of gifts a donation to Graham’s Foundation would be greatly appreciated” on our daughter, Juliana’s 1 year home celebration invitation! I emailed Laura Martin right away to share my excitement after at LEAST half of all who came wrote […]
By Featured Parent on November 18, 2013
For Prematurity Awareness Month, we are continuing our series Prematurity Voices, where we give parents of preemies a place to share their story in their own words. Today, Jenn shares the story of the birth and NICU journey of her 29-weeker: This was my third pregnancy, so I knew the drill. Every appointment had gone […]
By Featured Parent on July 8, 2013
Moreen wrote to us to share her family’s prematurity journey, which included struggles on top of simply coping with the darker NICU days. She found a strong support network in her local NICU when she needed it most and says she will always be grateful for their help and compassion. Here is her story: I […]