Sammi's Fifteen Minutes of Fame
Chris Wahlmark
Who would have thought Sammi’s fifteen minutes of fame would have arrived within a week of her birth? As Hope was finishing up care for Josie, I wandered into the satellite Ronald McDonald House outside of the NICU for some water, and stumbled on a filming session involving a mother and daughter that were in the NICU 21 years ago. The daughter is graduating from college and ABC 27 was there to do a story on her journey and on the NICU as a whole. While Hope and I were leaving, the NICU director asked us whether we’d feel comfortable talking to the mom and daughter and showing them our twins and talking a bit about our experiences. So we did! It was great to meet another parent that went through this process and learn about the kind of invisible bond that all parents of preemies share. I also quickly signed away Sammi’s media rights, and it was really weird to put down her name and very young d.o.b. on the form as the patient! Looking for that to air on Sunday and will try to post the video if I can get it.
Current weigh ins: 2lb. 9oz and 3lbs. Josie is distancing herself a bit. I got a couple hours of skin-to-skin with Sammi and Hope had an hour and a half with Josie.