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Forever Our Little One – a storybook for bereaved families
Davis, CA – Mother-daughter duo Jennifer Canvasser and Leslie Napolitano have published Forever Our Little One, a storybook for bereaved families. Jennifer is the executive director of the Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Society, which she founded after her son Micah tragically…
Read MoreGrandparents holding Grandbabies in their hearts
Written by Judith Mehl – first-time granny to Gali Ari Rotem September 10 is Grandparents Day, and as a first-time granny I should be elated. But instead, my family is in deep sorrow… My husband, Ken, and I were awoken…
Read MoreResearch 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…
Read MoreNEC Society Welcomes Development Director!
The NEC Society is thrilled to welcome Julia Goldstein as our Development Director. Julia has over 20 years of professional fundraising experience in the nonprofit sector, as well as a deeply personal appreciation for the power of giving. Julia was…
Read MoreSupport the NEC Society
Please help us raise awareness and funds to build a world without necrotizing enterocolitis! Here’s how you can get involved: Make a tax-deductible donation to the NEC Society Read and share our What is NEC? info sheet Read and share…
Read More2019 Year in Review
Thanks to our generous community of supporters, in 2019 the NEC Society brought us closer to a world without necrotizing enterocolitis. Over the last year, we’ve engaged thousands of diverse stakeholders from around the globe. Together, we’ve launched research projects,…
Read MoreA Story of Hope
Written by Dr. Ana Ruzic Do, a pediatric surgeon at the University of Kentucky For anyone who cared for Connor and his family during his 6-month NICU stay, he is the very definition of hope. Prior to meeting Connor and…
Read MoreWhat Is It like to Be Born Too Soon?
Written by Jennifer Canvasser, MSWFounder and Director of the NEC Society Despite being healthy and doing everything “right,” my twins were born at 27 weeks gestation, about 90 days before their due date. I didn’t even make it into the…
Read MoreRegistration Open for NEC 2021
We are delighted to announce our virtual sessions, May 19 – 21, 2021, which coincide with NEC Awareness Week. Registration is open and available here. Our call for abstracts is open! Please submit before March 19, 2021 @ 12pm EST….
Read MoreInfants with NEC & Congenital Heart Disease
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease that primarily affects babies born prematurely or with a medical condition. NEC is likely caused by many factors, with the lack of blood flow to the intestine possibly playing a key role….
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