On February 7, 2016 we met the love of our lives, our daughter, Emilia Rosalie Hall. She came to us 14 weeks earlier than expected, but exceeded our every expectation. We shared the most beautiful five days with our daughter before we lost her. Since before Emilia was born, and during her time with us, we bonded and connected as we read our favorite stories to her, including The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Green Eggs and Ham, and our favorite, LOVE from the Very Hungry Caterpillar. These moments are special to us. In honor of our little girl, we would like to start a book program at St. Joseph’s Hospital, where she received the highest quality of care in the Nursery ICU (NYICU). The wonderful team that supported us during Emi’s time in the NYICU has agreed to help. We would love for every child that enters the NYICU at St. Joseph’s Hospital to receive a book that their family can read to their child. You can help by sending us books that we will then send to the NYICU at St. There is a high population of Spanish speakers in the area, so books in both Spanish and English would be appreciated. It is important that these books are new to reduce the risk of passing germs to the fragile babies in the NYICU. A sticker will be placed in each book in honor of Emilia. Please forward this information to anyone that you think may contribute to Emi’s book collection, so we can support as many families as possible. We will continue to keep you updated with our address. Books can be addressed to us or the hospital
St. Joseph’s Hospital Nursery ICU
Attn: Kristen Bayne
350 W. Thomas Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85013
OR
Amanda and Nathan Hall
2219 89th St
Lubbock, Texas 79423
Thank you for your support,
Amanda and Nathan Hall
