tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post3857574093482684946..comments2023-09-18T08:07:15.353-04:00Comments on Aidan, Baby of Mine: Hi ho, Hi ho...Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587287197734518952noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-37253036463506025872012-09-20T17:25:20.970-04:002012-09-20T17:25:20.970-04:00So . . . I thought I had already commented but I o...So . . . I thought I had already commented but I obviously only wrote that comment IN MY MIND rather than via the keyboard! <br /><br />I'm amazed that you are going back to the NICU but I'm so proud and pleased too. If that doesn't sound completely weird. I can't say it better than fireworks and rainbows already has. I would have wanted you as Jessica's nurse, as Georgina's nurse. Because you would have known and understood why I was reacting the way that I did. Although it might not be the way that you reacted you have such a depth of understanding in the way that people deal with grief. Because of your own insightful writing and the questions that you frequently pose at the end of each post? You are going to be such a gift to so many. But I only wish that it wasn't so, that you didn't have to know this path, that Aidan were in your arms.<br /><br />But, if my wishes cannot be granted, I'm glad that you are there. To have somebody like you watching over and caring for my child would be my heart's dearest wish should I ever find a child of mine in the NICU again.Catherine Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618295389400457254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-52393582677691073272012-09-12T15:03:27.940-04:002012-09-12T15:03:27.940-04:00I am glad to hear you have been having positive fe...I am glad to hear you have been having positive feelings going back to work thus far. I had a terrible flash back while Scarlet was in the hospital. I was in one of the feeding rooms when I heard a code pink being called, it came out of no where, I choked and began sobbing. I couldn't control it, and while I know I wasn't working and had no one to answer to, I think it was OK, you know? And I think it would be OK and normal for you should you have a similar response. <br /><br />We need our health care providers to be strong for us, but sometimes we just need them to understand where we are coming from. I wish someone in the NICU knew why I was so scared all the time, why I was so anxious. Sadly, you can provide that to a patients family...I would have wanted you as my nurse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-76104857137380066262012-09-12T13:13:55.963-04:002012-09-12T13:13:55.963-04:00It's very courageous of you to return to the N...It's very courageous of you to return to the NICU. The parents of those NICU babies are really lucky to have you there, watching over and caring for their child. Truly. Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246142239742915169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-32678202990405381672012-09-12T12:33:41.622-04:002012-09-12T12:33:41.622-04:00No one mentions Aidan unless I do.
Gah. I was th...No one mentions Aidan unless I do. <br /><br />Gah. I was thinking the very same thing about Andrew the other day. We were at a dinner boat cruise with everyone from my husband's company. I talked to hundreds of people and the same question arose. "How is Benjamin?!"<br /><br />He's home and alive. So good. And of course asking how Andrew is doing would be futile, as well all know dead is forever. But man would it have been nice if someone said anything about our grief and how they still think of us and pray for us or something. And no one did.<br /><br />Anyway. This post is about you, but I wanted to relate. It hurts still. I'm nervous for the day a baby Aidan's gestational age is in the NICU, but perhaps it will bring healing? Oh hell. Who am I kidding. I doubt it will. It will bring pain first... at least. But so glad you're back into the swing of things and enjoying your job and being Kaia's mom and all that jazz. :)B. Wilson @ Windy {City} Wilsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17479551028143520755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-8198632335275764072012-09-12T09:58:08.852-04:002012-09-12T09:58:08.852-04:00I'm a different person "after" Jack ...I'm a different person "after" Jack than I was before. At least I hope so. I'm so angry and spiteful, and I just don't care the way I used to. At the end of the day, I very much feel as though it's my husband and I (and now Grace) against the world, if that makes sense?<br /><br />Glad you're getting into a bit of a groove at work, and that it's going better than you had expected.Lj82https://www.blogger.com/profile/01067562341189588336noreply@blogger.com