Meet Hope Riley, one of our HIE Awareness Ambassadors from Aiken, South Carolina. What is your story and connection with HIE? My son Logan was born 3/13/20 and suffered cardiac arrest due to excessive meconium aspiration. He had a 16 day NICU stay filled with many, many hard moments. I was told he would never really accomplish anything due to […]
Meet Lisa Moewes, one of our HIE Awareness Ambassadors from Sulzbach, Germany What is your story and connection with HIE? My connection to HIE is my son, Ryan Phoenix (turns 4 in July), who is severely disabled. He was born not breathing and stayed in the NICU for only two days. He sadly didn’t got any cooling treatment. Ryan has […]
During the month of April, Hope for HIE is championing the HIE Awareness Month campaign online, and regionally, to promote awareness, education and, most importantly, support. Two to three of every 1,000 live births in high income countries, and 10-20 live births in low and middle income countries, are impacted by Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, or HIE, a type of brain injury. […]
March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, and who better to break down this topic than Dr. Edward Hurvitz, a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician/Physiatrist at the University of Michigan? He recently joined Hope for HIE LIVE to discuss the diagnostic journey of cerebral palsy, the multiple pathways of care available to those with CP, and the integral role a PM&R […]
Hope for HIE is growing, and we are so proud to be able to offer even more support services, programs, and opportunities for our community. As of February, Annie Gunning, Certified Child Life Specialist, joined Hope for HIE to provide Child Life services to our HIE families worldwide. Working for over 22 years in both the inpatient and community setting, […]
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