Texas Health 2018 Top Ten Stories
As 2018 draws to a close, the Texas Health communications team has taken a look back at our favorite stories from the last 12 months. From the tragic to inspiring, these stories have raised awareness
Is it Dangerous to Breastfeed when You Have the Flu?
Moms know when an infant or small child in their home comes down with an illness, she has a good chance of contracting it as well, thanks to all the nose wiping, cough covering and
Special Care for the Smallest of Small in the NICU
Harper Nicholson is a sassy three year old, not unlike many children her age. What makes her unique is that unlike the majority of youngsters Harper came into this world so much smaller than most,
87 Days in the NICU
It was a picture-perfect pregnancy for twins, until it wasn’t. Sure, mom-to-be Ashley Fant had some discomfort along the way but she remembers remaining active and experienced no morning sickness into her third trimester. Then,
Dallas NICU is ‘Right Place’ for Twins Plus One
Laura and Russell Vrana spent the first half of their now 10-year marriage traveling and enjoying each other’s company. When they finally decided to start a family, Laura found out she had polycystic ovarian syndrome
Expecting — With No Expectation of a NICU Stay
A routine trip from Fort Polk, Louisiana to Fort Worth, Texas in September 2015 turned quite memorable for Oceanna Hunsaker and her husband Justin. The plan was to make a quick visit to see family
A Mother’s NICU Words of Wisdom
Kelsey Cox knows a thing or two about coping with a stay in the neonatal intensive care unit. She and her husband Kevin spent 124 days in the Level IIIB NICU at Texas Health Presbyterian
Miracle Mabel Creates Lasting Bond for Family and Hospital
Makenzie Beaver and her husband Shawn have a loving home filled with children — five boys and one girl, to be exact. They had twins through the miracle of fertility treatments (one they would unfortunately
Touch Time Gets Family through Tough Times
Leighton Jane Hudson was supposed to make her entrance into the world in August of 2017. But at 17 gestational weeks, an ultrasound revealed that Kari and Trent Hudson’s baby girl had two-vessel cord disease
Getting Empowered to Be a Parent
In the pre-dawn hours of November 7, 2016, Amanda Griffith was at home second guessing whether her water had broken. As a first time mom-to-be, Amanda was feeling anxious about what was (or wasn’t) happening