#026 - What Does It Really Mean to Feel Vulnerable in the NICU?

What does it take to turn a family's darkest days in the NICU into a global mission of hope? In this episode of Beyond the Beeps, host Leah Jayanetti talks with Isabelle Neza, founder of Premi Global Impact (PGI), about the sudden, terrifying arrival of her son Asher at 23 weeks gestation in Dallas, Texas, far from her family's home in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Isabelle shares how a NICU nurse's story, a mentor's soup, and a community she'd known for only four months carried her and her husband through 115 days of setbacks, intubations, and uncertainty. She describes how that experience led her to found PGI, bringing basic needs, bereavement support, and trauma counseling to mothers and premature babies in underserved communities in Congo, Nigeria, and Uganda. A moving conversation about vulnerability, community, and holding on to hope. Support the showAs always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: [email protected]. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!