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Patience (and Hard Work) Pays Off
I know patience is a virtue, but I don’t have any! You would think that two NICU stays in less than three years would have given me ample opportunity to learn patience as I waited for my babies to be...
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A Holiday Message from Kelli Kelley
“Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.” James Cash Penney When I first founded Hand to Hold, I was the only employee. I spoke with the NICU staff and implored...
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Addressing Unconscious Bias in the NICU
Prematurity does not discriminate. Women of every race, religion and socioeconomic background experience premature birth of their babies every year. But black women in the United States experience...
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Why I’m Open About My Mental Health Challenges After the NICU
As I rapidly approach my 50s, I find I don’t care quite as much as I once did about what other people think of me. It is one of the few things about getting older that I appreciate. It is a refreshing...
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The Day We Truly Graduated from the NICU
High school graduation is an emotional experience for parents. Possibly even more so when the child was born preterm or with special health care needs. But unlike a lot of my friends who are...
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Happy Holidays from Hand to Hold
Sometimes I feel like life is in fast forward. I want it to slow down a bit so I can truly appreciate the moments which are woven together to create this crazy, blessed life. There just never seems...
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NICU Milestones: The First Diaper Change was the Hug I’d Been Waiting For
In the NICU, I was told it was important to bond with my baby. But I did not know how to bond with a child I couldn’t feed, hold or bathe. One that weighed a little more than a pound and was clinging...
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Looking Back on a Decade of Difference
Hand to Hold is celebrating our 10th Anniversary – a major accomplishment given that almost a third of nonprofits never reach this major milestone. According to Forbes, over half of all nonprofits...
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Boldly Walking into 2021
“Storms are opportunities for growth, revelation and miracles.” Early in the pandemic, I wrote this quote on a bright orange sticky note and stuck it on my desk by my home computer so I’d see it every...
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Introducing Our New Logo, Mission and Values!
Hand to Hold has experienced tremendous growth over the past decade. We’ve expanded from a small organization focused on support of NICU families in Austin, TX to serving tens of thousands of NICU...
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