J.R. Smith and his wife Shirley know the pain and stress of having a baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), so on Mother’s Day they decided to ensure every mom in the hospital with their babies got flowers to tell them they’re special.
J.R. Smith and his wife bought Mother’s Day flowers for every NICU mom
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J.R. and Shirley revealed in January that their daughter, Dakota, was born five months early, weighing just one pound. At the time, they wanted to share their situation with the world to draw attention to countless other families who have experienced the same thing.
Dakota has been in the NICU since that time, and earlier this month the Smiths revealed that she is doing well — and currently weighs six pounds. When Mother’s Day arrived, Shirley Smith explained her husband’s generosity on her blog.
“My husband came up with the brilliant idea of getting all of the mothers in the NICU flowers today so we did just that. When the flowers arrived I pushed the cart and Demi placed an arrangement of flowers in every room...it was super special and we both enjoyed it.”
Shirley Smith has become an advocate for raising awareness for the stress and difficulties of being a mother of a premature child, and J.R. Smith helped ensure no mom in her position was left out on Mother’s Day.
Well done.
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