Kristie McNealy, MD

Over the past seven years, December has been an eventful month for us, and I don’t just mean the regular holiday type eventfulness.  So far, we’ve managed to have two unexpected December babies (one 4 weeks early and the other 9).  As a result, I’ve spent more of December in the hospital than I’d care [...]

A couple of days ago, I wrote a post about the emotional impact of prematurity, and I discussed the fact that being a preemie isn’t something you get to leave at the door of the NICU.  What I want to talk about today follows along those same lines, and while it will probably resonate with [...]

One day, almost 3 years ago, I walked out of the post partum unit of University Hospital with empty arms.  It was Christmas Eve, and I was going home to celebrate Christmas with my older daughter, but my mind and heart were still in the NICU where our youngest struggled on a ventilator.  While I [...]