NICU Patient's Fairy Tale Journey
Did you know that Golisano Children's Hospital is not just a place of healing, but also a place of magic and enchantment? The Colon family and their daughter Maiya experienced this magic first hand during Maiya's stay in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Maiya's mother, Maria Colon, has compiled her memories of Maiya's NICU experience into a book titled, Becoming Maiya's Mommy, that dives into Maiya's story with the fairy tale of "Princess Maiya the Mighty," as its introduction. Through Maria's writing, Golisano Children's Hospital is transformed into a land of nursemaids, mighty knights, and powerful wizards all working around the clock to save Princess Maiya the Mighty.
Maiya was born seven weeks early in August 2012. Though she had an easy birth, Maiya was admitted to the NICU at Golisano Children's Hospital because of her premature arrival. For the first few days Maiya was progressing along smoothly, but she, unfortunately, took a turn for the worse and complications stemming from her premature birth began to develop. As Maiya's condition deteriorated, our NICU team sprang into action to stabilize her condition and bring her back to health.