The email Mr.Luft sent

All,

I just met with Missy Bayerlein (who spoke to our classes last week) to get more information about her grad project. I need each of you to get a list of your advisees who are interested in helping her out on Wednesday, March 5th after school at 4:00. She only needs 10 - 15 volunteers, so we can sort through the list of kids who are interested. I figure we can use Workforce and grades as criteria. In advisory today, ask the kids and email me names of those who are interested. Please recommend one or two of the kids to me; I don't want to have to check WF and grades for all interested students. Missy is going to be on our floor at 12:00 tomorrow, and she'll meet with the students we select for about 5 or 10 minutes in the hallway to discuss details.

Cliff

Mr. Luft 2

I talked to Mr. Luft and he said that he would have all the teachers talk to their advisory groups and then he would send me an e-mail of allk t he names. Then tomarrow I am going to talk to all the students that are interested at 12:00. I'm going to make the blankets on March 5th.

9thgrade info

9th graders:
· Interested in making blankets for the NICU at West Penn Hospital
o Fleece Blankets
o Easy to make
§ Cut & Tie
· Wednesday March 5th at 4:00
· 11th floor Science room
· Email- Melissa.Bayerlein@cityhigh.org
o Please email me by Monday March 3rd

Thank you for all your help


Missy Bayerlein

Interview Answer-Melissa Ringold

1. Was this your first pregnancy? Yes
2. How long were your children in the NICU for? 33 days
3. How did you cope with the situation? It was very, very difficult. I often felt like I was on a roller coaster of emotions. Before my sons were even born, I loved them with all of my heart. Watching them, so tiny, as they struggled to breath, have stable heartbeats, stay warm, and grow was painful and terrifying. I was blessed to have a wonderfully supportive family to help me get through it, and the doctors and nurses were amazing. As the time went on, and the boys got stronger and stronger, it got slightly easier.
4. Did you feel that the Doctors and the caregivers did everything they could? The doctors and nurses at the West Penn NICU are truly incredible, talented, devoted people. They went above and beyond caring for my sons.
5. Did you know in advance that your children were going to be premature? I knew for several weeks that there was a chance my sons would be born prematurely. One of the twins was not growing well, and I was having weekly check up to monitor his growth. However, I only had 24 hours notice when I actually had to deliver them. I went for my weekly check up on Thursday afternoon and learned that his growth had slowed to a dangerous level. I was told that I had to have a casearean section on Friday at 3pm.
6. How many weeks early did you deliver? 8 weeks early, they were born at 32 weeks (normal is 40 weeks)
7. Were they premature because they were twins? Yes, the complications and slowed growth were a result of them being twins.
8. When your received the blankets how did you feel? I remember being so touched that someone would take the time to hand craft such a sweet blanket for each of my boys. It was one of the most touching moments of their time in the NICU. I have both blankets saved in a memory bag for the boys when they get older.
9. If you would become pregnant again would you go to the same hospital? Absolutely!
10.What advice would you tell a parent that had a child in the NICU? I would tell the parents to be hopeful and to trust the nurses and doctors. I would tell them to spend as much time as possible holding, bathing, dressing, changing, and loving their baby as possible. I would also tell them to allow themselves to feel all of the emotions and work through the rough days, with support and love from family and friends.

Presentation

I am going to show my web page in my presentation. I also am going to show a blanket that the 9th graders created. I will have picture there so they can see the 9th grade students working on them.

I am finishing my web page up now. I have to make sure all of my links works.

Mr.Luft

I sent an e-mail to Mr. Luft and I asked him if we can meet tomarrow at 10:20 so we could plan when I can do my project. I am waiting for him to write back.

Interview-Melissa Ringold

I e-mail Melissa Ringold the interview questions I asked her...

1. Was this your first pregnancy?
2. How long were your children in the NICU for?
3. How did you cope with the situation?
4. Did you feel that the Doctors and the caregivers did everything they could?
5. Did you know in advance that your children were going to be premature?
6. How many weeks early did you deliver?
7. Were they premature because they were twins?
8. When your received the blankets how did you feel?
9. If you would become pregnant again would you go to the same hospital?
10.What advice would you tell a parent that had a child in the NICU?

Presentation

I did my presentation to the 9th graders today.

9th grade

I got the apporval from the 9th grade faculty. I am going to go to the 9th grade classes on Wends-2-20-08 at 8:00.

The e-mail i sent

9th grade faculty,
Hi my name is Melissa Bayerlein and I am a senior. I am in Graduation Project now and I am doing my project on the NICU and premature babies. For my tangable project I am making blankets for the premmies and then donating them to West Penn Hospital and that is where I had my internship. I wanted to know if some of your students would help me after school one day. Therefore, I wanted to know if I could come to each class and present this information and see if any of your students would be interested. If this is ok can you please e-mail me asap.

Thank You,
Missy Bayerlein

E-mail

I sent an e-mail to the 9thgrade faculty. Now I am waiting for them to get back to me.

Fabric

I got my fabric at Joann Fabrics. I am going to have the 9th graders make sixteen blankets and then I am going to donate them to West Penn Hospital.