1st part of a three part segment story on a micro preemie. each segment includes a video, text and a photo gallery. being a preemie is rough, being a micro preemie is a whole other ball park altogether, a much darker and rougher ball park. i should stress that this is *NOT* for the faint hearted, micro preemies are very frail children and this might be too hard for some to watch.
Lost and Found story here: http://www.tampabay.com/news/
see video and photo gallery and other resources on neonatal, preemies and micro preemies here: http://www.tampabay.com/specials/2012/reports/juniper/
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2nd part of three part segment story on a micro preemie «Never Let Go» is up. again, as the first time around, i'd like to stress that this *NOT* for the faint hearted
the level of honesty at a NICU continues to be something i'm in awe of ... there's absolutely no bs in that department, too much is on the line. "Never trust a preemie" as harsh as that sounds, it is the best advice anybody can give to the parents of a preemie. it's about the seconds and the minutes, making long term plans can easily lead to heartbreak.
The Zero Zone story here: http://www.tampabay.com/news/health/medicine/article1265497.ece
see video and photo gallery and other resources on neonatal, preemies and micro preemies here: http://www.tampabay.com/
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last part of Never Let Go is up, a three part story on the long journey of a micro preemie and her family as they navigate NICU. as before this is *NOT* for everybody!
but just as the previous parts, it's thoughtful and insightful into an area of medicine - and life - that raises tremendous questions: not just ethical ones, but life ones ... about the nature of love and attachment. so if you have the heart for it, you should read it (them all actually) and discover something about yourself.
Some might say this is too uncomfortable and scary and makes them afraid of making certain life choices. to them i can only say: this is life! stuff happens, that you can't always control, the only thing you can do is to ponder the possibility and decide whether you will take it on if it should arise. if you can't and wouldn't, then perhaps this isn't a choice you should make to begin with, because there are *no* certainties in life, except that we.all.compl
ete.
«To Do:
X Survive birth
Breathe (ongoing)
X Heal tummy
X Win over Tracy
X 1000 grams
2000 grams
X Off the ventilator
Off oxygen
Lose chest tube
Dissolve blood clot
Learn to eat
Acquire pony
Tom added: Conquer space and time»
«To Do:
X Survive birth
Breathe (ongoing)
X Heal tummy
X Win over Tracy
X 1000 grams
2000 grams
X Off the ventilator
Off oxygen
Lose chest tube
Dissolve blood clot
Learn to eat
Acquire pony
Tom added: Conquer space and time»
Baby's breath story here: http://www.tampabay.com/news/health/medicine/article1265977.ece
full story (3 parts), image galleries and videos here:http://www.tampabay.com/
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