99 Balloons - Warning. You'll probably cry your eyes out.

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Here's a link to a video made by a NICU family, about the 99 days spent with their Trisomy 18 baby, Eliot. It gave me new perspective, as I have had a tough time understanding a family in our unit right now who has been requesting all kinds of advanced treatment for their trisomy 18 baby.

Stephen

Specializes in Med/Surg <1; Epic Certified <1.

Here's an interesting article from MSNBC today:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23682263/

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Specializes in Level III NICU.

We had someone from a perinatal hospice program speak at our bereavement conference last year. It was really interesting.

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As a NICU nurse and being pregnant with my first, that really got to me. What a beautiful family. I can't stop crying!

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Specializes in NICU.

wow-I cried 10 seconds in. We had three Trisomy 18 babies in the last year.

This was a very special video and I hope for the best for that family.

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Specializes in women's health, NICU.

Tthat was so so sad. I too found myself crying. God bless this beautiful couple and I pray they will one day have a house full of healthy children!!

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Specializes in Triage, MedSurg, MomBaby, Peds, HH.

I was bawling by day 24, and am still weeping.

What a wonderful couple...they really had a wonderful perspective on their son and his brief life. What a beautiful little boy.

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thank you for sharing

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Specializes in NICU.

One of our fellows was talking about a baby at the Children's Hospital that she also works about who had trisomy 18. The parents put that baby through everything - hoping for a miracle. She said that the baby had just passed away a few days ago, and she, along with the rest of the staff, were glad that the baby wasn't suffering anymore. I told her about this video and told her to watch it when she got home. When she came back the next day - she thanked me for sharing it with her - that it made her feel much better!!

Thanks again Steve!!!!!

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Specializes in Peds.

this video is so sweet and sad. How awesome those parents are.

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Specializes in neonatal/paeds.

i just had my first trisomy18 baby a few weeks ago, and couldnt watch this until now......

amazing parents, he was so incredibly lucky to be born into a family like that. i just feel so glad that he had as full a life as he was able to.:heartbeat

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Wow. I cried my eyes out!

I've been thinking very seriously about being an NICU nurse, but after watching this I don't know if I can do it.

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Specializes in Level III NICU.
Wow. I cried my eyes out!

I've been thinking very seriously about being an NICU nurse, but after watching this I don't know if I can do it.

Those are the kind of parents that make thankful I am a NICU nurse.

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