“I’ve Been A NICU Nurse For Thirteen Years, And I Almost Judged A Giant Tattooed Biker By His Hands. He Asked To Hold The Baby Nobody Had Come To Visit, And Sat In The Same Chair For Twelve Hours. Then A Nurse Noticed The Small, Faded Tattoo On His Wrist: A Name, And A Date.”

had some complications after, couldn’t be there the first couple days. And I didn’t know how to ask if I could just sit with him. Thought they’d tell me to go wait in the hall.” He rubbed his thumb along the edge of the baby’s swaddle. “So I waited in the hall.” He said it without self-pity, the way you state a fact you’ve had nine years to get used continue reading …