I know I’ve written several posts about how awesome the nurses were who took care of our little ones right after they were born, but there just aren’t enough ways to say thank you and to express how much I (and the rest of our family) appreciates the nurses who cared for our twins when they were in the hospital for those long 11 weeks.
Though I try not to, I often think about what might have happened if I’d been somewhere else when I needed to deliver, what if I was in a different place or a different time? What if I had disregarded all the signs that my body was telling me that it was time (“time” was 9 weeks early)? The twins turned 9 months old last week and I can’t help but think on a daily basis what a miracle they are. I know deep down that our kids are alive today because of modern medicine and because of a select group of amazing nurses and doctors. I’m eternally grateful for the dedication, care, compassion, and exceptional work ethic demonstrated by our nurses in the NICU and ICN at the Univeristy of New Mexico Children’s Hospital. Our children are alive (and quite well too!) because of them.
We celebrated 9 months by having lunch with one of our favorite nurses!
Amen! And to the doctors and nurses who recognized how serious Alden’s condition was and went into action immediately, thank you too. Having read about her condition (HELLP) after it was all over, was so frightening!