All Posts Tagged With: "healthcare"
Premature Baby – An Emotional Journey
The birth of a child is an amazing thing. For most parents, it is an experience filled with joy and elation. For some, though, it is a time filled with stress and apprehension, especially when it’s a premature birth. My wife Lori and I recently experienced first hand the emotional roller coaster ride after having [...]
13Jun2008 | Jeremy | 5 comments | Continued
Premature Relief – Our Preemie Comes Home!
This article is a continuation from Premature Patience – Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop Lori and I both woke up early yesterday morning. The doctor confirmed for us the day before that the Necrotizing Enterocolitis was probably not going to reoccur. She said the only stumbling block to bringing Caitlin home was gaining [...]
12Jun2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued
Premature Patience – Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
This article is a continuation from Premature Distraction – Both Kids Get Sick It was Saturday morning, and Caitlin was just six days old. It’s hard to explain the effect of being in the NICU on parents, especially if your child has problems. The hours seem like days and the minutes like hours. It always [...]
11Jun2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued
Premature Distraction – Both Kids Get Sick
This article is a continuation from Premature Anguish – A Repeat Performance Lori and I crawled in bed exhausted from a long, emotional day at the hospital with Caitlin. Neither of us had gotten a good night sleep in six days, so even though I was worried about our little girl I quickly fell into [...]
10Jun2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued
Premature Anguish – A Repeat Performance
This article is a continuation from Premature Doubt – Emotional Overload So there we were, sitting alone in the multipurpose room again. As soon as we sat down, I could tell that Lori’s mind was racing, and mine was too. Compelled by anxiety, both of us walked into the lobby area and peaked around the [...]
7Jun2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued
Premature Doubt – Emotional Overload
This article is a continuation from Premature Heartache – Darkness before Light The lighting in the multipurpose room of the NICU was soft and inviting, and it felt kind of like my grandmother’s living room dimly lit at night from when I was a kid. It’s weird the things you notice when you’re sitting in [...]
4Jun2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued
Premature Panic – Hitting Rock Bottom
This article is a continuation from Premature Confidence – The Long Fall Down After the crying stopped, neither Lori or I could sleep, so the research began. The doctor told us that the nurse noticed a large discharge of bright red blood in Caitlin’s diaper, and after his examination, this is what he concluded to [...]
30May2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | ContinuedHillary Clinton Talks to Parents About Healthcare
Whether or not you like Hillary Clinton, you have to admit that she has had a consistent message since the time she initially became First Lady and then Senator. She is known most for healthcare, and I do believe that she would fight to make sure that all children in America are insured. Here’s a [...]
3Feb2008 | Jeremy | 1 comment | Continued














