Special Needs Parents and PTSD Survey Results

Special Needs Parents and PTSD Survey Results

Special Needs Parents and PTSD Survey Results About a month ago, Different Dream first posted a survey about special needs parents and PTSD. Since then, and despite all sorts of tech issues that made this site hard to find, 49 people completed the survey. They took...
Thirty Years Ago Today in NICU

Thirty Years Ago Today in NICU

Today, May 24, is the 30th anniversary of our son’s admission to neonatal intensive care (NICU). He spent two and a half weeks recovering from a EA/TEF repair while we adjusted to a different parenting dream than we imagined when we learned we were pregnant. It...
Newborn Scars, Part 2

Newborn Scars, Part 2

Yesterday, guest blogger Christine Lester wrote about her emotions upon seeing newborn scars on her son’s body. Today, she writes about how she responded when it was finally time to take her baby, newborn scars and all, home. Newborn Scars, Part 2: Coming Home...