Helping families navigate the NICU journey, one miracle at a time.

Written by Martha Sharkey, Founder of Today is a Good Day "We will leave here with two, one, or none – We will be OK whatever path is chosen for our family." Those were the words my husband said to me right after the neonatologist left my hospital room following a difficult two-hour consult. It was the most harrowing moment of our lives at that point, learning about the likelihood of losing our identical twin girls if they were born so prematurely. On November 9, 2010, at jus

As we recognize Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month this October, I want to share five key takeaways that have resonated with me through our personal journey. These takeaways are not only relevant for child loss but can be applied to any type of loss.

When my granddaughter was taken to the NICU, I found myself reliving my own journey as a NICU mom years earlier. In honor of NICU Grandparents Day, I’m sharing my story of love, strength, and hope — and what it means to support your own child through the hardest first steps of parenthood.

When Back-to-School Means More Than Backpacks Back-to-school time isn’t just about binders, pencils, and classroom Kleenex boxes. As we...

When a child is born prematurely or faces complications, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) becomes a lifeline. But as essential as...

We hadn’t planned to get pregnant again. We had already been through a difficult journey welcoming our identical twin girls at just 23 weeks

Letters from The Sharkey's to their son born with Trisomy 18, William: In November 2010, we launched into the overwhelming world of the...

Through our lives we meet others who have traveled not only the NICU journey but also the journey of losing a child.

When asked how many kids do you have; it is much easier to say “two”. It is harder to explain “three and one is in heaven”.

At the hospital, my contractions intensified but I never dilated past 1cm. I was dripping sweat and moaning from the pain. I used the bathtu

As the 2022 Winter Olympic Games are set to begin February 4th in Beijing, here are 4 stories of NICU Miracles with Olympic-size...

Liam is the caboose in our family. We felt after waiting awhile due to two of his brothers having Autism that it was time to finish our...

When seeing the baby in the NICU, your child could feel guilty that they might have said or done something to put the baby in there,

I was 30 weeks and our family went from Idaho to New York City. The next day after traveling by plane my legs were swollen and I worried abo

Leaders in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health are using simple, low-cost, virtual technologies to keep s

We are all looking for ways to help during this unprecedented time. Our hospital partners need supplies and other items to support NICU fami

Through the generous support of our donors, TODAY is a Good Day partnered with another local non-profit, The Superhero Project

The Philadelphia Inquirer recently featured our journey as part of their Parent Trip section.

Ten years ago, I was on bedrest watching Grown Ups on the television in my hospital room, enjoying a Dairy Queen Blizzard, and praying our i