Weary & Burdened

With the New Year starting, the family was hoping 2012 would bring with it a new and more relaxing phase of life.

You can only hold it together for so long. The hustle and bustle of the Christmas season caused everyone in the Onyango family to feel exhausted and over-extended.

Time in the NICU is hard at the best of times but it felt more foreign during the Christmas holidays.

David experienced a medical mystery that would have made an excellent episode of House.

The most welcomed sight in the NICU is a small placard with a bluebird on it. It signals the milestone of NICU release. Many bluebirds were spotted in early December 2011.

Time in the NICU continues but where's the warning pointing to the danger ahead? Although she looks back in reflection to pinpoint the moment things went South, Michelle, cannot find it.

After many hard days in the NICU, Michelle Onyango and her premature son, David, can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Follow a mom and her 24 weeker preemie in the BC NICU through one of their good days.

A recollection of memories by mother and counsellor, Michelle Onyango, about her time in the NICU with her son, David.

A journey through grief and loss with a counsellor and mom.