By Graham's Foundation on May 4, 2018
Today we’re honored to be able to share Ashley’s story of becoming a mother and then having to say goodbye to her son far too soon. Today, Ashley is one of our parent mentors – specifically in the area of grief – and we are so grateful to her for her service and for sharing […]
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 Tracy P on April 23, 2018
Tracy is our parent mentor who specializes in helping parents of preemies coping with feeding difficulties. If you need someone to talk to about your preemie’s feeding challenges, you can connect with her here. “What screws us up most in life is the picture in our heads of how it is supposed to be.” – […]
By Featured Parent on April 16, 2018
Today’s share post about comes from our Preemie Parent Mentor, Amy. You can connect with Amy here for micro-preemie parent support – she’s here to act as a listening ear or to help you through a challenging period in your micropreemie’s life. I am a member of a world that I didn’t even know existed. I […]
By Graham's Foundation on April 12, 2018
The micropreemie journey can be like walking through a minefield for both preemies and their families. The moms and dads of the earliest babies celebrate not only the milestones, but also the minutes. Every hour in the early days is hard won. Every milestone met, a triumph. A micro-preemie parent’s courage and resilience may be […]
By Graham's Foundation on April 9, 2018
This post comes from our Preemie Parent Mentor Emily – her story will resonate with many preemie parents who wonder if there’s something they could have done to prevent premature birth. The fact is, however, that most preterm birth happens without warning for reasons we don’t always understand. #youarenotalone Today was supposed to be your […]
By Graham's Foundation on February 7, 2018
Today’s post comes from Tina B., one of our NICU Ambassadors. Well, what can I say… I started having contractions and bleeding on November 18, 2011, on a Friday night, I was 26 weeks along with our first child. So, my husband and I went to the ER, and they kept me overnight and then […]
By Graham's Foundation on November 16, 2017
For Prematurity Awareness Month, we’re sharing Sharon’s story… This is the story of our son Daniel Joseph Goodwin IV born on May 29th, 2017. We had been trying to get pregnant for five years but after going to doctors, I was diagnosed with PCOS, a condition which made it hard to get pregnant. We tried […]
By Graham's Foundation on November 14, 2017
For Prematurity Awareness Month, we’re sharing Ruby’s story… Preemie Love was founded by Ruby Kimondo on May of 2015. Her motivation to start Preemie Love was driven by her own personal experiences with prematurity. Ruby is forty years old, married and with four sons. She experienced severe Preeclampsia in all four pregnancies leading to three […]
By Graham's Foundation on November 9, 2017
For Prematurity Awareness Month, we’re sharing Elisabeth’s story… In April of 2015, we found out we were pregnant shortly after we found out we were adding a girl to our family of three! We were so excited and started planning and imagining our new life! Ean, our now 8 year old (who was 6 […]