The story behind the picture:
This picture is from an article called the “RESCUING HUG.” The article details the first week of life of a set of twins. Kyrie and Brielle Jackson were born on 17 October 1995 at the Massachusetts Memorial Hospital in Worcester, MA. Each of the twins weighed all of two pounds at birth. Though Kyrie was putting on a bit of weight in the days following her arrival, Brielle was not doing as well. She cried a great deal, leaving her gasping and blue-faced.
Brielle was having a particularly bad day. NICU (Newborn Intensive Care Unit) nurse Gayle Kasparian tried everything to calm her. She held her. She had her dad hold her. She wrapped her in a blanket. She suctioned her nose. Nothing worked. Then, she remembered hearing about a procedure done in Europe. She put Brielle in the incubator with her sister Kyrie. Almost immediately, Brielle snuggled up to Kyrie and threw her arm over her sister in an endearing embrace. Her blood-oxygen saturation levels, which had been frighteningly low, soared. She began to breathe more easily and her temperature rose to normal. The frantic crying stopped and her normal pinkish color quickly returned. Over the next weeks, her health improved steadily in her new, less lonely quarters
The children survived their rocky beginnings and in time went home with their parents.
This is such an amazing story and such a great reminder that we all have people in our lives who are hurting and struggling. Sometimes they simply need someone to be there - someone who will reach out and extend a hand or give a hug or sit and listen and pray - someone who will just be there until things begin to stabilize, until things return to normal, until they have the strength to carry on.
I LOVE this story because as a former mom of a baby in the NICU I know the power of Kangaroo care and this is proof that the power of touch, nurturing and love can help a little baby grow and survive :)
Please share this story, I think it is SO beautiful and touching!
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