guest post by Lenore E. Eklund Once upon a time, expecting parents planned the birth of their daughter just like every other new family. However, circumstances unforeseen around the child’s health lead to a birth unimagined. The reality while having a child in the NICU feels so unbelievable, the way I made sense of our own experience was through retelling our story as a fairytale.  When my daughter, Charlee, was born 2016 she was taken immediately to the NICU. Two weeks prior to her birth, we learned there were some concerns. However, there was no understanding why the conditions were … Continue reading Spotlight: Release: An NICU Fairytale