Just the name sends a shiver down my spine, a reaction shared by many who work in a NICU. I don't really intend to make a full post about the disease right now, but perhaps this will serve as a reminder for me to do it at a later date.
It is horrific how quickly a baby can go from a seemingly-healthy feeder/grower to a critically ill child with limited long-term hope to share with his or her family. If I hadn't been too busy with 8 million things to do then I likely would have cried. And I don't think I've cried at work in all the time I've been in the NICU.
And I hate watching a wonderful family fall to pieces before my eyes, and to not be able to do anything to help.
