Roswell Woman Celebrates Life At Northside Hospital Miracle Babies Party

ROSWELL, GA -- Hundreds of families streamed into Zoo Atlanta after hours on June 3 to celebrate their babies.

The Miracle Babies Party at Zoo Atlanta, presented by the Northside Hospital Foundation, is held each year, with free admission to anyone born at the hospital. The celebration includes a reunion of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nurses and the babies — now thriving toddlers — they once cared for.

Among those celebrating life at the event was 42-year old Roswell resident Miracle Brooke, who reflected on her own connection to families and babies there.

Brooke was born in 1975 weighing just over one pound. She required a specialized team of NICU nurses and doctors to care for her around-the-clock for four months before her body and organs were developed enough to function without support from equipment.

Survival rates for babies born that small is 26 percent, but Brooke, with the help of her care team and her loving mother, beat the odds. That’s how she got her name.

Today, Northside Hospital Foundation raises money to provide financial assistance and support for families with newborns in the hospital’s NICU.

Proceeds from the sale of refreshments and souvenirs during the Miracle Babies Party at Zoo Atlanta benefit this cause. For more information about giving to Northside’s Miracle Babies program, visit the Northside Hospital Foundation page.

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