by Shawn Smith, MD As a pediatrician that works exclusively in the neonatal ICU as a hospitalist, I have noticed a few things over many years. Most physicians and nurses think they treat all patients the same, but knowing everyone has implicit bias, this likely isn’t true. This world teaches us bias in everything we […]
By Marie Boone-Clark There is a commercial where actors, who play doctors on television, talk about healthcare. Their line starts with, “I am not a doctor, but I play one on television.” My dearest says I should say something similar because of my infatuation with medicine. He says my line would be, “I am not […]
by Kristina Mulligan Motherhood has shaped me. It sounds cliché, I know, but beyond my wildest understanding, my desire to be a mother has paved my path in life. When I was a kid, as far back as I can remember, I wanted to be “mommy” when I grew up. I always had a pillow […]
by Debra Cassell My journey to pregnancy was a long and stressful path. I suffered multiple early miscarriages beginning at age 32. We went through all the evasive and painful fertility treatments available. After finally getting pregnant through IVF, I suddenly experienced HELLP Syndrome and was forced to have an emergency C-section at 26 weeks. He weighed 1 […]
“As I reminisce about my premature baby, it definitely was a long road to get us to this place in our lives. Each day is still a new day.”
by Ashlee Colley Before we were thrown into the whirlwind of becoming preemie parents and the NICU life, if I was asked what a feeding tube was, I would have had no idea even what the purpose was or why a person might need to be tube fed. Fast forward over 3 years later, and […]
by Ali Dunn There were 5 or 6 of us huddled on the sidewalk that circles the park. It was 50 degrees and sunny, and we had all decided to meet at the playground as this kind of weather in the middle of January is too good to let pass without some time outside. I […]
By Krystal Workman, Inventor of the TwinGo Carrier Congratulations! Graduation day is just around the corner and leaving the NICU is truly a cause for celebration. For the parents of twins out there, I’d like to share these five things I learned to help you prepare for life after the NICU with twins. Twins aren’t always […]
“You realize that you don’t have the choice to protect your child the way a “typical” parent would. The protection of my daughter was in the hand of trusted medical professionals…”
by Nicole Lauer My Dearest Kade, It’s been two years since we said hello and since we had to say goodbye. 99 minutes with you was not enough time, but I thank God every day that I was given that time with you. We miss you every single day. You would be getting so big, […]
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