Category: NEC family stories


Amena Mebane to Keynote NEC Symposium

The NEC Society is honored to announce that Amena Mebane, Esq. will provide the opening keynote at the NEC Symposium taking place in San Diego, CA, August 28 – 30, 2023. Amena joined the NEC Society’s Board of Directors shortly after…

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Research That Matters to Patients

By Linseigh Green, NEC Society Outreach Manager After graduating from NYU, the NEC Society invited me to share my story of growing up as a NEC survivor. At the 2019 NEC Symposium, I told the ballroom full of clinicians about…

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When the NICU nurse’s baby develops NEC

Written by Ryland’s mother, Margaret Fontanilla When I started working in the NICU as a new graduate nurse, I felt like a baby myself at 21 years old. More than a decade later, I gave birth to Ryland at 25…

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Honouring Baby Ezra

Written by Ezra’s parents, Harpreet & Tariq On July 13, 2021, I discovered the most amazing news of my life: I was pregnant with baby Ezra! This was my first pregnancy, and it caught us by surprise! Nevertheless, I was…

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Sharing Nora’s Story to Raise Awareness About NEC

Written by Nora’s parents, Johnny and Cassey We sat down to start writing Nora’s story on the nine-month anniversary of her passing. It felt fitting to spend our 4th of July sharing our girls’ story in her honor.  Nora wasn’t…

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From surviving NEC to propelling the NEC Society

Written by Linseigh Green, Outreach Manager for the NEC Society On August 13, 1997, my parents’ newborn wasn’t placed in their arms with a congratulatory flourish. Instead, they received news that I couldn’t hold enough glucose. Then, they were told…

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Ahmaari’s Story of Surviving NEC

Written by Ahmaari’s mother, Necole McRae This is the story of how NEC has impacted my life and my daughter’s life. I hope as you read this, you know that you are not alone, and there are families that put…

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Finding Purpose: the Zuri Nzilani Foundation

Written by Ashley Wayua, Mother of Zuri and Founder of the Zuri Nzilani Foundation When my husband Ian and I learned that I was pregnant, we were excited and looked forward to becoming parents. My pregnancy was bliss until the…

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From a NICU Mother to a NICU Nurse

Written by Marlayna McBride, RN, mother of Baby Madilyn Our daughter Madilyn was born via emergency cesarean thirteen weeks prematurely. She was delivered at a small community hospital, and was immediately transported to a level III NICU. My husband and…

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How the Pandemic Aggravates NICU Life

Written by Awanti Sambarey, PhD, the mother of Baby Indira. “Though she be but little, she is fierce” – William Shakespeare Nothing prepares you to have a preterm baby. My pregnancy was wonderful, and I did everything “right” – from…

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