Saturday, August 2, 2008

Is there anything we can do to help?

Thank you for this question, which all of you have asked with real sincerity.  My first answer is that you can calculate the tuition at your favorite college or university, roll it forward to 2026 at 8%, and pledge to support one or more of them in our "Adopt-a-Twin" program, for which operators are now standing by.

Whether or not you pledge financial support, the best answer is "not yet."  Being the parent of a child in the NICU is absolutely bizarre.  You're mostly irrelevant to your child's care (with the exception of pumping colostrum and breastmilk, which I note is a duty for which none but Ginger have volunteered themselves).  We expect that things will begin to resemble a normal birth when the twins are released entirely from the NICU.  We'll certainly need your help then, but until that time, we honestly don't need much more than prayers.

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