By Featured Parent on January 29, 2012
Remember the post about preemie quads we posted back in November? Their grandfather, Tim Spillane, who authored the three-part story that appeared on the blog, recently wrote again to share some pictures of these resilient premature babies and a quick update: I just got back from spending the holidays in San Antonio, TX with my […]
By Featured Parent on October 3, 2011
And finally we come to what is not the end of the quads’ story, but just the beginning! Today, they’re doing great, as you’ll read below. (Read Part I, Part II) Wyatt’s story was even rockier than his brother’s! Wyatt did remarkably well for the first week, which was amazing since he was the smallest […]
By Featured Parent on September 26, 2011
Today’s post is Part II of a three-part story of quad micro-preemies. For Part I, click here. I know that it is not always the case, but if I have come to believe anything about micro-preemies, it is their resilience in the face of difficulties and their amazing ability to adapt. Our Timmy had bilateral […]
By Featured Parent on September 19, 2011
Today’s blog post was written by Tim Spillane, a grandparent who has dealt with extreme prematurity. His daughter, Anne, became pregnant with quadruplets, and from the start, the family knew they’d be facing the trials of severe prematurity. Yet even so, foreknowledge doesn’t always prepare moms, dads, grandparents, and care providers for the realities of […]