Decisions Made With Love
By: Marissa Steinhoff “If we tell you to turn off the machines, will you think we are the dumbest, worst parents alive?” I remember sitting in a hospital conference room around a huge table. It was my husband and I and dozens of doctors and specialists. Tears were running down my swollen face and through…
Read MoreSupport for Every Grieving Family
By: Patti Budnik, Share Bereavement Care Manager When I started at Share, I didn’t know how amazed and inspired I would be by the families we serve. Everyone’s story is different and there is no such thing as grieving perfectly. Some of our stories are more complicated than others but all result in the loss…
Read MoreAugust 2019 Gifts: In Memory Of…
Each month, families and friends have the opportunity to donate to Share “In Memory Of” the baby or babies they have lost. This month we honor and remember the names listed below. In Memory Of: Adriel I’ll hold you in my heart until I can hold you in heaven. With love to you and your…
Read MoreThe Legacy of Strength: A Grandparent’s Grief
By: Kayla Leibner Seeing your child suffer is a type of suffering in itself. As parents, our love runs so deep that when they hurt or suffer, we also hurt and suffer. If something happens to cause one of my children distress or pain, my first instinct is to fix or remove the problem to…
Read MoreA Fresh Wave of Grief
By: Robyn Busekrus There is no easy way to deal with triggers. They will always be with us. Sometimes when a song comes on the radio the emotions come strongly. We each have our own way of facing our triggers and every person’s way of dealing with their emotions is okay. I know when I…
Read MoreI am Colette’s Mom
By: Michelle Valiukenas I am the proud mom of Colette Louise, my little fireball, gorgeous blonde with my nose, long legs, long fingers, and a spirit that just radiated love and peace. Colette was born at 24 weeks and 5 days, three weeks after I was hospitalized with preeclampsia. She fought valiantly for nine days,…
Read MoreWe Are Missing It All
By: Sabrina Ivy We are missing it all. And tonight it hurts like hell. Baby loss isn’t something that just happened at one tragic day in our lives years ago. It is something that we carry with us as we endure each and every day and special occasion that comes and goes without our daughter…
Read MoreAcceptance…
By: Silvia Bowman Before I tell you how I was finally able to get to this peaceful and quiet “place” I call “acceptance,” I need to provide a little background: Since the tragic loss of my precious baby girl in 2007, I have been on a ride no mother ever wants to embark on.…
Read MoreThe Beginning of Grief
By: Elaine de Leon When you say it out loud, it sounds unreal: I have been pregnant twice. I have never felt a contraction. I have never taken a baby home from the hospital. We lost our two babies – Francis and Zoe – 11 months apart. I was only 16 weeks pregnant with Francis…
Read MoreJuly 2019 Gifts: In Memory Of…
Each month, families and friends have the opportunity to donate to Share “In Memory Of” the baby or babies they have lost. This month we honor and remember the names listed below. In Memory Of: Joseph Barker By: Sarah Baughman Arthur Terry Bruenning By: Ellen & David Christian Glenn Coker By: Mike and Patty Floyd,…
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