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Helping families navigate the NICU journey, one miracle at a time.
All NICU stories are different.
Today Is A Good Day recognizes the similarities between all NICU journeys. Our blog is a combination of those stories, company updates and industry news to keep you informed.
Paul Brown
Nov 5, 20244 min read
Are NICU Charges Covered by Insurance? Understanding What to Expect During Your Journey
When a child is born prematurely or faces complications, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) becomes a lifeline. But as essential as...
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Today Is A Good Day
Mar 26, 20244 min read
‘One Day at a Time’ with a Trisomy 18 Diagnosis
We hadn’t planned to get pregnant again. We had already been through a difficult journey welcoming our identical twin girls at just 23 weeks
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Today Is A Good Day
Mar 26, 20249 min read
Letters to William: A Diary of optimism from your family.
Letters from The Sharkey's to their son born with Trisomy 18, William: In November 2010, we launched into the overwhelming world of the...
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Today Is A Good Day
Mar 26, 20244 min read
You Don't Have To Say "I'm Sorry" When You Ask Me How Many Kids I Have- A NICU Support Story
Through our lives we meet others who have traveled not only the NICU journey but also the journey of losing a child.
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Ashley Fooshee
Dec 1, 20236 min read
Munchkins With Mary- Creating Safe Spaces For Talks About Child Loss
When asked how many kids do you have; it is much easier to say “two”. It is harder to explain “three and one is in heaven”.
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Today Is A Good Day
Nov 28, 20235 min read
A #NICUAwarenessMonth Story: Jones Geller
At the hospital, my contractions intensified but I never dilated past 1cm. I was dripping sweat and moaning from the pain. I used the bathtu
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Paul Brown
Oct 26, 20233 min read
Tiny Olympians: 4 Stories of NICU miracles w/ Olympic-size strength!
As the 2022 Winter Olympic Games are set to begin February 4th in Beijing, here are 4 stories of NICU Miracles with Olympic-size...
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Paul Brown
Oct 26, 20232 min read
A #NICUAwareness Month Story: Liam Campbell
Liam is the caboose in our family. We felt after waiting awhile due to two of his brothers having Autism that it was time to finish our...
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Today Is A Good Day
Oct 26, 20233 min read
Common Questions Kids Ask When A Baby Is In The NICU
When seeing the baby in the NICU, your child could feel guilty that they might have said or done something to put the baby in there,
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Today Is A Good Day
Sep 18, 20232 min read
A #NICUAwareness Month Story: Liam Campbell
I was 30 weeks and our family went from Idaho to New York City. The next day after traveling by plane my legs were swollen and I worried abo
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Today Is A Good Day
May 29, 202010 min read
Virtual Practices Transform the Care Delivery Model in an Intensive Care Unit During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Leaders in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health are using simple, low-cost, virtual technologies to keep s
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Martha Sharkey
Apr 1, 20201 min read
Supporting Our Partner Hospitals and Organizations
We are all looking for ways to help during this unprecedented time. Our hospital partners need supplies and other items to support NICU fami
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Today Is A Good Day
Dec 22, 20171 min read
TODAY is a Good Day partners with The Superhero Project - Your donations at work!
Through the generous support of our donors, TODAY is a Good Day partnered with another local non-profit, The Superhero Project
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Today Is A Good Day
Dec 23, 20151 min read
The Parent Trip: A Feature on The Sharkey's Journey by Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer recently featured our journey as part of their Parent Trip section.
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Martha Sharkey
Nov 14, 20104 min read
HOPE. Claire Turns 10, A TIAGD Story.
Ten years ago, I was on bedrest watching Grown Ups on the television in my hospital room, enjoying a Dairy Queen Blizzard, and praying our i
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