PREEMIE STORY: Imani & Penzi

We are honored to share the story of preemies Imani & Penzi who were born at 28 weeks (though this may have been later due to a variety of factors) and weighed 4 lbs (Imani) and 3.8 lbs (Penzi) and spent 5 days in the NICU before coming home.  Read more in an update by their mother, Paula. by Paula K. (Editor’s Note:  With the mother’s permission we wanted to … Read More

PREEMIE UPDATE: Alexandra, Veronika, Martin & Joana Kostova

In the November edition of our Preemie Family newsletter we learned about 24-week preemie twins Alexandra and Veronika Kostova was born at 730 grams and 680 grams and spent 5 months in the NICU before dying and 2 days in the NICU before dying, respectively.  Later, Mom Nina went on to have another set of twins, at 29 weeks, Martin at 1170 grams and Joana at 930 grams … Read More

PREEMIE UPDATE: Claire & Mary Sharkey

In our February edition of our Preemie Family newsletter we learned about 23-week and 5 day preemies Claire (1 lb. 2 oz.) & Mary  (1 lb. 4 oz. ) Sharkey.  Mary received her angel wings at 14 days old in the NICU and Claire spent 103 days in the NICU before being discharged to home.  Read more in an update by their mother, Martha, below.  by Martha Sharkey, Mother to Claire & Mary … Read More