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157 Days

157 Days

By Featured Parent on October 12, 2022

The NICU is a place that changes a person.  The sounds of babies crying and alarms sounding every second and lights flashing creates an environment of chaos and constant panic.

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Leaving My Heart Behind (part 4 of 6)

Leaving My Heart Behind (part 4 of 6)

By Featured Parent on September 28, 2022

It was truly an up and down rollercoaster trying to understand everything that was happening, trying to understand what all the dings and chimes and lines on the monitors meant, trying to decipher if the news we were receiving was sugar coated or really good news.  

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The 23 Week Mark (part 2 of 6)

The 23 Week Mark (part 2 of 6)

By Featured Parent on September 16, 2022

by Megan Ueckert Pregnant with my perfect little twins, I was put on hospital bed rest after learning my daughter’s sac had ruptured at only 21 weeks of pregnancy.  I spent the first few nights in a labor and delivery room where the nurses kept telling us the next few days were critical, almost like a […]

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Sharing My Story

Sharing My Story

By Featured Parent on April 11, 2022

by Connie Adams When my water broke at 25 weeks, I was terrified. My worst fear was that my baby wouldn’t survive. When the specialist completed his exam and all of the tests, he explained that there was not much hope for survival, my son’s cord was extremely short and he was not sure how […]

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