Willow’s Story

Site created on August 28, 2021

Willow Rose Balk was born on August 25, 2021 at 9:31 a.m. She weighed 1 pound 8 ounces at birth and was 13 inches long. She is in the NICU here in Milwaukee and Mom and Dad have been spending a lot of time with her. She has a long road ahead but we really appreciate everyone’s thoughts, prayers and support through this all.

We have set up our CaringBridge website to keep family and friends updated in one place. We appreciate your support and words of hope and encouragement. Thank you for visiting.

Newest Update

Journal entry by Sara McNamara

Willow has been home for a week and is doing well. She continues to grow and is getting more interactive each day. Tonight we took a picture with her NICU octopus. They give these out in the NICU so that the babies have something to grab on to other than all the tubes and wires. We have also included some prior photos that show the same octopus so you can really get a good idea of how much Willow has grown. Mom is spending the month at home with Willow and we can’t wait to see where she goes from here!
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