Nicu journey beads

Shadow box with preemie size onesie, sonogram pictures, hospital hat, and Beads of Courage from the NICU.

Beads of Courage display for our son Mathaus. They are in a shadow box that opens so we can still touch and feel their textures. They were tied down into the shape of a mandala. They are displayed in a prominent place in our home.

TOOL: Beads of Courage display ideas. Great tool for older children with multiple hospitalization experiences, and a way to personalize and track their hospital journey

Beads that display the procedures a child has undergone. Can help children who have undergone multiple procedures to feel strong and accomplished.

Beads featured on this page will be for specific procedures your little one may have endured while in the NICU. Website in process of being updated for immediate online ordering. For current orders please email a list of your beads to [email protected]. All large hole glass beads are $3 and all silver are $9. Tracheostomy bead is $5. Breathe series of 4 glass beads is $10. Bili Bead This bright blue bead with lines is our "Bili Bead" symbolic of the bright blue beams that are know as…

Beads of Courage Dream Catcher

Beads of Courage Shadow Box

Liam was a wild man all afternoon...the nurse said he is metabolizing his sedation medications very quickly, so they are not lasting very long. He keeps waking up and thrashing around, which is not good for him right now with the tube in. SO, I've been manning his bedside trying to keep him calm most of the afternoon...He also fought his way through the respiratory treatment this afternoon. He didn't respond very well to it...It has been an exhausting afternoon! Plus, we are also waiting on…

It only takes one moment. Maybe it’s the sound of an alarm or the smell of hospital soap. All it takes is one moment to trigger a flood of memories, no matter how many years have passed. For 116 days, my family called the neonatal intensive care unit “home.” At 22 weeks gestation, my triplets arrived, their eyes fused shut and their skin transparent. At one pound each, they were fragile and barely alive. Within two months, two of our triplets passed away. As we mourned the unimaginable loss…