A New Possibility: Life without Measure

The experience of accompanying families and newborns through unexpected circumstances

with Dr. Elvira PARRAVICINI, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University and Candace RICHTER, Co-founder of Bee Mighty

Presented by Crossroads Cultural Center

Can you measure the life of a person? It seems to happen all the time. Achievements, intelligence, talents, appearance, the number of years lived or beautiful experiences had, and even what degree of normalcy someone’s life maintains. Is there something more exceptional to a person than the sum of these measurements? Join us in a discussion with two individuals whose experiences introduce a different criteria.

Dr. Parravicini originally became a neonatologist to save infants, “to help them recover and send them home happy with their parents”. Years later, as the founder and medical director of the Neonatal Comfort Care program, she cares for infants who may only live a few hours. In circumstances nobody would have chosen, Dr. Parravicini follows the needs of her patients and families not only through innovative medical care, but with an attention to reality that gives a surprising discovery.

Mrs. Candace Richter gave birth to her son Shaw at 27 weeks, weighing only 2 pounds. After 122 days in Presbyterian Hospital’s Neonatal ICU, the journey had only begun. Though it took Candace and her husband a long time to accept their family as ‘Special Needs’, amidst the many challenges came an unforeseen gratitude. With no price tag to put on their life with Shaw, Candace and her husband founded Bee Mighty to help similar families who annually spend thousands of dollars out-of-pocket for critical therapy to maximize their child’s developmental potential and quality of life.

The event is open to the public and free of charge.

About this Event

Date: Saturday, April 9, 2016
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Saint Joseph Hospital, Sterne Elder Conference Room
1375 East 19th Avenue
Denver, CO
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About the Speakers

Elvira Parravicini, MD
Neonatologist, Founder and Director of the Neonatal Comfort Care Program, Columbia University Medical Center

Mrs. Candice Richter,
Co-founder of Bee Mighty

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