http://knoxvilletalks.com/2008/01/10/nicu-stay-you-never-really-get-over-it/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:38:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://knoxvilletalks.com/2008/01/10/nicu-stay-you-never-really-get-over-it/comment-page-1/#comment-185 LissaKay Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:01:15 +0000 http://knoxvilletalks.com/2008/01/10/nicu-stay-you-never-really-get-over-it/#comment-185 It's been 20 years since my son was in St Mary's NICU. I can still conjure up the intense anxiety I felt while he was there, the long, sleepless nights spent in a strange bed, trudging up and down the halls every two hours to nurse him, wondering what the outcome of it all would be, playing the 'what if' and 'if only I had ...' game in my head, mourning the loss of a 'normal' birth experience. It was the longest 8 days of my life. It’s been 20 years since my son was in St Mary’s NICU. I can still conjure up the intense anxiety I felt while he was there, the long, sleepless nights spent in a strange bed, trudging up and down the halls every two hours to nurse him, wondering what the outcome of it all would be, playing the ‘what if’ and ‘if only I had …’ game in my head, mourning the loss of a ‘normal’ birth experience. It was the longest 8 days of my life.

]]> http://knoxvilletalks.com/2008/01/10/nicu-stay-you-never-really-get-over-it/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Cathy Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:18:28 +0000 http://knoxvilletalks.com/2008/01/10/nicu-stay-you-never-really-get-over-it/#comment-183 Those feelings and the memories never go away. The sounds, smells, textures and sights are still vivid after 17 years. Those feelings and the memories never go away. The sounds, smells, textures and sights are still vivid after 17 years.

]]> http://knoxvilletalks.com/2008/01/10/nicu-stay-you-never-really-get-over-it/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Missyb64 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:18:48 +0000 http://knoxvilletalks.com/2008/01/10/nicu-stay-you-never-really-get-over-it/#comment-181 My son was born with a congenital heart defect and spent over a month in NICU... I had already signed all the adoption paperwork but still I went to that hospital and waited for news. His adopted parents were there too but I felt that he was still my child and I needed to be there. It's awful, in a single word. And like you, God bless the people who do those jobs. My son was born with a congenital heart defect and spent over a month in NICU… I had already signed all the adoption paperwork but still I went to that hospital and waited for news. His adopted parents were there too but I felt that he was still my child and I needed to be there. It’s awful, in a single word. And like you, God bless the people who do those jobs.

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