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Leyden in her Mother's arms
  • Bereaved, Family Story

Learning to Live after Losing Leyden

After losing her daughter Leyden to NEC, a mother reflects on the heartbreak and the ...
Jenn and Micah
  • Advocacy, Bereaved, Education

9 Things You Need to Know About NEC

When my son Micah was six weeks old, I thought he had overcome his fiercest ...
Jennifer Canvasser (Davis, CA), and Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
  • Advocacy, Education

CA Declares May 17 NEC Awareness Day

Sacramento, California – The Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Society is grateful to announce that California has ...
Nora getting bath in NICU
  • Bereaved, Family Story

Sharing Nora’s Story to Raise Awareness About NEC

Born at Just 23 Weeks and 13 Ounces: Nora’s Impactful Journey Sheds Light on the ...
Ahmaari’s and Necole McRae
  • Family Story

Ahmaari’s Story of Surviving NEC

This is the story of how NEC has impacted my life and my daughter’s life. ...
Lakevia Ward
  • Family Story

Living With NEC: A Survivor’s Experience

Lakevia Ward was born full-term in 1988 and developed necrotizing enterocolitis shortly after birth, requiring ...
Madilyn’s mother, Marlayna, at the NEC Symposium
  • Bereaved, Family Story

From a NICU Mother to a NICU Nurse

Marlayna McBride’s daughter, Madilyn, was born 13 weeks premature and tragically passed away from necrotizing ...
  • Family Story

What Is It like to Be Born Too Soon?

Despite being healthy and doing everything 'right,' my twins were born at 27 weeks gestation, ...