By Laura Martin on June 19, 2016
Father’s Day – a day when we celebrate our dads, granddads, uncles, father figures, and friends. For dads of preemies, their journey into parenthood was possibly quite different than that of their friends. They had to experience the early birth of their child – a child they longed for. They had to watch as their […]
By Laura Martin on June 21, 2015
Having a preemie is often unexpected. For some, it is their entrance into parenthood. For others, they were a parent before having a preemie. No one envisions having a child in the NICU. No one envisions parenting their child in the NICU. No one envisions not being able to do the things that a parent […]
By Graham's Foundation on June 22, 2012
With Father’s Day still fresh in our minds, we wanted to share a great new preemie parent focused organization: Papas of Preemies The word we most often see associated with dads coping with prematurity is strong. Fathers in the NICU and beyond are described as the walls that hold up the world around mothers, babies, […]
By Nick Hall on June 16, 2012
It is tough when you’re in the NICU during times of celebration like the holidays or Mother’s or Father’s Day. Our NICU journey started on Thanksgiving day and didn’t end until the end of March. At the end of April our daughter needed emergency brain surgery. Yes, my wife was a Mom and I was […]