Hope for HIE is pleased to share the first cohort of the Peer Support Mentor program launching this month. As a part of the outgrowth of Hope for HIE’s support programs, Vanessa Zinke, LCSW, has been diligently working to launch a 1:1 peer support mentorship program for HIE families who are either new to HIE, or new to loss from […]
HOPE INSPIRES SUPPORT Megan C. reached out to Hope for HIE with an idea — to help families during a joyous and tough time feel supported and loved by starting a birthday card program. We assembled a team of volunteers who have been sending out cards to our HIE community families that kicked off earlier this year. Volunteers were stocked […]
When you’re going to have a baby, it’s like planning a fabulous vacation trip – to Italy. You buy a bunch of guide books and make your wonderful plans. The Coliseum. The Michelangelo David. The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It’s all very exciting. After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You […]
Our precious son Scout was born August 3rd, 2021 by emergency cesarean after a failed induction. To our shock, he was born with no heart beat. Our medical team revived him after 15 minutes of CPR and three rounds of EPI. We were quickly warned that his outcome would be unknown. As I went to recovery, Scout went up to […]
I’ll forever go back to the day I found out I was pregnant – scared; nervous and terrified to have my first baby. I wish more than anything I could rewind my life to that moment and be as naïve as to what could happen as I was back then. I had a picture-perfect pregnancy. Everything went smooth, at least […]
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