Introducing TyQuell . . . Baby TyQuell came into the world early and small. Born at 24 weeks, he weighed just 1 lb., 11oz.. As a 911 emergency dispatcher, mom Sherita knows how to keep a cool head in an emergency. But nothing could ease her fear when, after a 16-hour work shift, she realized […]
Sharing is caring . . . Five-year-old Mark loved packing up boxes of milk with his mom, Shana. “Sharing is caring,” she would explain as they took the bags out of the extra chest freezer – the one they bought just to hold all that breastmilk. These precious pouches were bound for Mothers’ Milk Bank […]
Naomi Bar-Yam, Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast Founder and Executive Director from 2008 – 2020. How it began – an origin story . . . “It doesn’t get better than saving babies lives,” explains Naomi regarding the origin of Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast. Naomi, mother of four, had two children who needed special care at birth. […]
Call an ambulance . . . Two-year-old Will was over the moon when the fire trucks arrived. His mom, Kate, was relieved to see them but was even more relieved when the ambulance arrived two minutes later. It was late May, and her twins were due in August. She had a regular visit to the […]