"PREEMIE, Lessons In Love, Life and Motherhood"

Guest: Kasey Mathews

Allen and Kasey Mathews discuss her riveting, honest, and often humorous memoir, PREEMIE which chronicles the

journey of one tiny baby's tenacious struggle to hold on to life and the mother who ultimately grows with

her. Kasey's journey began in November of 2000 when she thought she had given birth to the smallest baby ever

born. Her baby arrived four months prematurely, weighing one pound, eleven ounces. After her daughter was

born, she longed for a compassionate woman whom she could share her story with. It wouldn't matter how

different or similar our situations were, just to have someone who understood what it felt like to know

trauma. From beginning to end, PREEMIE will take you on a journey of hope, as well as finding solutions that

apply to our daily lives when the unexpected arrives on our doorstep.

ABOUT KASEY MATHEWS

Kasey Mathews is a mother of two, one a preemie, and one not. A former elementary school teacher with a

Master's degree from Boston College, she led creative writing workshops that inspired hundreds of school-aged

children to capture their thoughts and feelings on paper. Kasey was recently honored as a featured speaker

at the National Association of Neonatal Therapists Conference in Dallas, Texas