Tag: Caregiving
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What is Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy? A Caregiver-Focused Explanation
When you first hear the term hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, it usually isn’t in a calm or controlled setting. It’s often delivered quickly, during a crisis, and surrounded by unfamiliar language. Most parents hear the words before they have any framework to understand what they actually mean. This is a grounded explanation of what HIE is,…
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A Reflection on Resilience: Understanding Tulip Skin and the Journey to “Holland”
I recently finished Tulip Skin by Laura Sánchez, and it was exceptional. What resonated with me most was not just the resilience woven throughout the autobiography, but the way she wrote about motherhood, birth, and survival with such artesanal softness and brutal honesty. As she worked through the moments surrounding both of her children’s births, I found…
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Between Critical Care and Daily Life
I created something I wish existed when I was first navigating my daughter’s diagnosis. As a parent, I’ve lived through both ends of the NICU spectrum—including a severe HIE course and the uncertainty that follows when the hospital stay ends but the questions don’t. There’s so much clinical knowledge in those moments. But very little…
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In the Space Between Clouds and Stars
Originally Published in Imprint (National Student Nurses’ Association), January 2026 This piece reflects on the space between crisis and clarity, and what it means to navigate caregiving, uncertainty, and growth in that in-between. Read the full publication in Imprint About the Author Gabrielle Ward-Collier is a nursing student at the University of Michigan–Flint and founder…
The Neuro Care Bridge 