In this episode of Still Living Well, Celine continues sharing the deeply personal story of her son Lucas and the extraordinary challenges they faced during his earliest months of life.

After countless medical procedures, frightening emergencies, and difficult decisions, a new chapter in Lucas's journey begins.

Sometimes, moving forward means facing another difficult choice, trusting your instincts, and finding hope in the middle of uncertainty.

Join Celine for another emotional chapter of A Star for Lucas, a true story of motherhood, medical challenges, resilience, and the unwavering determination to give a child the best possible chance at life.

Listen to Season 1, Episode 13 of Still Living Well.

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In Episode 12 of Still Living Well, I share a turning point in Lucas’s early medical journey—one that taught me just how important it can be for a parent to speak up.

When the same frightening medical emergency kept happening over and over, I knew something had to change. I wasn’t a doctor, but I was his mother, and I could see that the current approach wasn’t working.

This episode is about trusting your instincts, asking difficult questions, and finding your voice when someone you love cannot advocate for themselves.

Sometimes being a mother means comforting your child.

And sometimes it means becoming their strongest advocate.

In Episode 11 of Still Living Well, I continue sharing our NICU journey with Lucas and what life was like parenting a medically complex baby in the hospital.

After multiple surgeries, Lucas was still intubated and surrounded by tubes, wires, and medical equipment. Like many parents of babies in the NICU, I worried about how he would develop strength, movement, and awareness when he couldn’t experience normal tummy time or play at home.

I began looking for simple ways to support his infant development inside the hospital. That led me to create tiny bell bracelets for his wrists and ankles. Each time Lucas moved his hands or kicked his feet, the bells jingled, helping him begin to discover his own body and interact with the world around him.

This episode is about NICU parenting, infant development, childhood illness, medical trauma, resilience, motherhood, and finding hope in the smallest milestones.

Sometimes progress doesn’t look dramatic. Sometimes it is simply a tiny movement, the sound of a bell, and one more small victory worth celebrating.