When my newborn was in the NICU, people showed up to support us. I've made a point to pay it forward.

• 02/01/2025, 5:47 PM
• businessinsider.com

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My daughter was two days old when she was hospitalized with bacterial sepsis. The blinking monitors and beeping machines of the ICU felt like the soundtrack to my worst nightmare. Every hour seemed to pass in a painful haze of I.V.s, seizure medications, and bad news.