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March of Dimes Louisiana interview

Candy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:44:16 +0000

Another busy week of interviews ! Listen to this one with Nancy Darland, a Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist for 23 years when her daughter gave birth to a 28 week preemie. Her family is a March of Dimes Ambassador Family for Lincoln Parish in Louisiana. Nancy discusses the challenges Bankston has overcome in his young life; truly another miracle story. Here is his photo, the bright and vivacious 6 year old.

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Bankston-poster child for The March of Dimes

(photo courtesy N.Darland)

March For Babies – May 2009

Candy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:11:19 +0000

Joy and Candy at March for Babies 2009

May 2009- the March of Dimes sponsored March For Babies walk in California was a great success! My team, from the John Muir Health systems NICU, numbered a baker’s dozen, and we brought in quite a respectable amount of donations. This arm of the event was held in San Ramon on a gorgeous San Francisco East Bay morning. Several team members and their families attended, and we all had an invigorating walk and fellowship.

Team John Muir NICU

In these days of strife and pain around the world, it is exciting to be a part of such a large, diverse group of people working for a common cause to bring some relief and happiness to others. Each of us felt we were doing so little, but taken all together, the results were amazing. See YOU there next year!

California Premature Infant Health Coalition (CAPIHC)

Candy — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:25:43 +0000

What do Parent Advocate groups, the March of Dimes, Legislative Advocates, Ob-Gyn physicians, Neonatologists, NICU nurses, Public Health administrators, MedImmune Pharmaceuticals, Pacific Life Foundation, Abbot Nutrition, Health Net Inc, and several hospitals have in common? We all love babies and are concerned about the growing problem of prematurity in our state and throughout the US. Representative stakeolders convened in Sacramento June 1-2 to discuss future initiatives aimed at decreasing the rate of premature births in California. Yours truly is shown here with Lori Bowlby, RN, BSN, administrator of the High Risk Infant Follow-up Clinic at John Muir Health Systems in Walnut Creek. Also present were colleagues Peyton Mason-Marti, Director, California March of Dimes, and two featured Neonatologists in the film, Micropremature Babies: How Low Can you Go?, Dr. Bob Piecuch and Dr. Alex Espinoza.

Stay tuned for future updates!

Candy and Lori Bowlby at CAPIHC