I am an odd combination of loving to try new things while hating the process of learning something new. I crave the feeling of success and knew going into it – motherhood would be a huge helping of humble pie. Taking Birth & Family Classes at WakeMed My husband and I signed up to take […]
At WakeMed, our patients are so much more than what we see in a hospital bed. In December of 2016, Mindy Moore was admitted to WakeMed’s Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit (STICU) after suffering a pulmonary embolism – a condition in which one or more arteries in the lungs become blocked by a blood clot. Her […]
I was watching the Super Bowl when I passed out. No, it wasn’t because my Patriots had fallen behind (I’m a Boston native)—it was due to a few weeks of bronchitis that I couldn’t shake and unbeknownst to me, had turned into the flu. A Trip to the Emergency Department A visit to the emergency […]
Humble. Soft Spoken. Caring. Dedicated. These are just some of the first words that come to mind when describing WakeMed’s longest-standing employee, Betty McGee – known more affectionately in the community as “Nurse Betty”. At 75 years old, Betty has worked for WakeMed for 54 years (this September) with plans to retire later this year. She’s […]
Before we helped establish a NICU library at WakeMed, our connection to WakeMed began with our own NICU story… During most of my pregnancy with my son, Pearson, I had placenta previa. On the morning of October 29, I was finally cleared for a vaginal delivery at his 36-week checkup. Well, apparently the check went […]
Working at WakeMed provides me with a unique opportunity to help distribute life saving nutrition not only to WakeMed’s patients, but to NICU babies all over the Southeast. I also get to work with an amazing group women, both staff and many volunteers, who make our mission possible. At the age of 26, Montana Wagner-Gillespie is the youngest milk bank […]
My husband, Christopher, and I were elated when we discovered that we were expecting. Every doctor’s appointment showed that everything was progressing as expected, …but on Mother’s Day, I was in an ambulance on the way from WakeMed Cary to WakeMed in Raleigh with the certainty that this child that we had hoped and prayed […]
No matter the differences in medical complications or care between NICU babies, parents feel the same emotions: trauma, sadness, fear, guilt, happiness and most importantly love. An Unexpected Father’s Day Surprise My water broke unexpectedly on June 14th (my husband’s birthday), and I was rushed to WakeMed where they hoped I would stay for the next 7 […]
Ginger and Brandon Baxley were enjoying a date night at their favorite restaurant when Ginger’s water broke. Ginger was just 28 weeks pregnant. She shares their birth story below. You can also view their birth story here. I was barely in my third trimester so immediately we knew this was not a good situation for […]
Prematurity does not end after the baby leaves the NICU to go home. Babies born prematurely are more likely to have developmental struggles than babies born on time. However, getting them therapy early drastically improves their struggles. World Prematurity Day is a day to help make people aware of some of the facts related to […]
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