I will always be grateful to be safe at home with my family. That doesn't mean, however, that it's not hard. It also doesn't mean that there aren't new challenges everyday, or that I wish things could go back to the way they were before this virus happened. Being safe at home is a blessing, but it has left me with many different emotions. I'm safe at home, but I'm … [Read more...]
Medical Errors: When Mistakes are Made
Medical Errors are scary. They are unexpected, and hopefully, don't happen very often. Medical errors cause unneeded and undue stress in an already stressful situation. Everyone makes mistakes. However, when you think about your health and your healthcare providers, you want to think they get things right. Medical errors are hard to deal with after you put your life in … [Read more...]
Happy Place: Making the NICU a Safe Haven
Happy Place When most people think about the NICU, they don't think about a happy place. It can be scary and unknown. However, it is also the place where babies' lives are saved, and where families spend a great deal of time. I'll admit, when my twins were first born, I didn't even want to go to the NICU. I was so afraid of everything about it. The tubes, the wires, the … [Read more...]
Unexpected Discoveries: From Pregnancy to NICU
Unexpected Discoveries From finding out you are pregnant to complications that arise, unexpected discoveries can happen during any part of the pregnancy. The NICU is also a place where you never know exactly what to expect. Throughout my twin pregnancy, I discovered that doctors don't know everything and unexpected discoveries happen more often than we make think. They can … [Read more...]
Healing Touch: Aiden’s Story
Healing Touch As any preemie or NICU parent can tell you, touch is such an important part of their journey to healing. That connection is something that even medicine can't take the place of. When my twins were in the NICU, I wasn't allowed to hold them for the first week. They were very fragile, and couldn't handle very much stimulation. The trauma of the delivery alone … [Read more...]
