47 Hours, 33 Minutes

There is a digital clock in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) where I rock babies once a week. Today, it was clicking away minutes for a tiny baby who was leaving morphine behind. Kicking the habit as an infant is an experience none of us would ever wish on anyone - yet the horrible iron grip of addiction is also an experience we would never understand unless we, too, passed through it. I am amazed and proud to say all the staff and nurses are incredibly compassionate and non judgemental. They are here to promote healing. You ROCK little one - may your life be blessed with love and luck after this rocky start.