Newborn in SCBU- how can I give support?

[Diorissimo1985]

My sister’s 1 week old baby is in SCBU undergoing all sorts of tests, and she has a toddler at home too. She is frantic with worry waiting on answers and I feel so helpless and unable to support her. Life seems very cruel at the moment, and I hate to think of my sweet sister in such emotional pain and her baby covered in wires etc.
I live overseas and we speak on the phone every day but I don’t know what to say, I just listen. She is being so brave.

My question for those who have experienced this, or have family who have - what practical support can I offer from afar? What is the most comforting thing I can say? I never want to tell her ‘everything will be alright’ as I feel that isn’t accurate and I appreciate how serious the situation is. What is the best thing to say to her?

Any advice very welcome please

Bless you all and prayers for your sister's little baby. With regards to support, you are already doing that. Speaking to her every day and listening to her is helping her in many ways. She knows you are there for her, she has someone to talk to. I hope for the absolute best for you all

Thank you @Brusselsprouts21

I really appreciated people looking after my older dc when my now 7 year old was in nicu. Also my mil made me packed lunches when I was spending the day in nicu which was really thoughtful. To be honest anything that was caring for me was really nice. I found it really hard trying to juggle everything while still trying to recover from the birth.