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Family Support for Fragile Beginnings

Thumbprints: A Preemie Mother’s Poem

May 3, 2015 by Lisa Grubbs

Today is Parents of Preemies Day….a club that no parent wants to join but one whose community is comprised of fierce survivors! Natalie Gordon has spoken like a true preemie parent through this thought provoking and utterly true poem. Do her words speak to you as a fellow NICU family?

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Natalie Gordon is Program Facilitator for NICU Helping Hands in Fort Worth, Texas. She works directly with families during their stay in both the antepartum unit and the NICU, providing not only bedside support on a daily basis but group sessions for parent support and educational sessions weekly as well. Natalie is the mother of Alexis, age 12 and Lola and Landry who were 24 week premature twins.

Filed Under: Parenting Preemies

About Lisa Grubbs

Lisa R. Grubbs is the founder and President of NICU Helping Hands. She has developed programs both locally and across the United States to help support families of infants hospitalized in the NICU.

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