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 Featured Parent on October 24, 2016
Preemie Parent Mentor, Amy A., shares the story of her preemie’s experience with RSV. Once we left the NICU with Justin, our 23 week micro preemie, we knew we weren’t “out of the woods” but we were so grateful to have made it out. There were definitely countless times during our three and a half […]
By Ashley Ortiz on August 10, 2015
Today’s guest author is Ashley. Ashley serves as a Graham’s Foundation Preemie Parent Mentor by providing support for those who have lost a premature infant. Ashley can be reached via email or through her parent mentor webpage. Four children are splashing in the pool, so happy to just be enjoying hot sunshine and cold water. […]
By Graham's Foundation on August 14, 2013
Turning pain into positive action isn’t something that comes easily to most people. It’s probably not something that comes easily to the people who manage it! But for many parents of preemies who find themselves facing grief and loss, doing someone for someone else is the only balm that even begins to heal the hurt. […]
By Andrea Silva on June 3, 2013
One of our newest Preemie Parent Mentors, Andrea, connected with Graham’s Foundation when she ran her 8th marathon while raising money and awareness for the Foundation in 2011. She is proud momma to her micro-preemie daughter Eliahna (seen below), who was born in April of 2010 at 23 weeks and 5 days and weighed just […]
By Andrea Silva on October 16, 2012
Ever thought about running a marathon and answer yourself “When pigs fly”. Well, out in Cincinnati the pigs fly every year (the first Sunday in May to be exact). Here is your chance to check off a marathon (or another race distance) on your life’s list and also give back to the preemie community. We […]
By Featured Parent on September 10, 2012
Rachel Pasquale gave birth to a 23-weeker, Isabella, who is now 2 years old and doing amazing. She shared her prematurity journey with us so that together, we could give other parents of preemies the kind of hope she wish she’d found in the NICU. Here is the second part of Pasquale’s story, in her […]
By Featured Parent on September 6, 2012
Rachel Pasquale gave birth to a 23-weeker, Isabella, who is now 2 years old and doing amazing – but as anyone who has ever dealt with prematurity knows, the road to amazing outcomes is often bumpy and frightening. Pasquale describes having a baby so early and then coping with the ups and downs of the […]