37 Days

When her son Lucas was born unexpectedly, nothing about motherhood looked the way she had imagined. Instead of soft blankets and sleepy smiles, she was met with beeping monitors, ventilators, and the word amputation. In 37 Days, Brandi Duffy invites readers into the raw and intimate reality of NICU life — a world few expect to enter and none leave unchanged. Through personal journal entries, heartbreakingly honest reflections, and moments of quiet resilience, this memoir captures what it means to grieve the future you dreamed of while fiercely loving the present you’re given. From a traumatic birth to the heartbreak of watching her newborn face surgery, this is a story of survival — not just for Lucas, but for the mother who learned to find herself again in the process. 37 Days is a powerful testament to the strength of maternal love, the unseen weight of NICU trauma, and the light that breaks through even the darkest nights.