Dear Friends with Debbie Cochran: May 2017 Edition
By: Debbie Cochran AHHHHH! Spring has definitely sprung! The air is warm, flowers are blooming, and signs of new life are all around us. For most, these are beautiful reminders of the season. For those who have suffered the loss of a baby, these can be painful reminders that the new precious life they were…
Read MoreCaring Notes: From A Caregiver’s Life Of Service
By: Cathy Schloss I became involved as a caregiver with Share the first week of my obstetrics orientation at Southeast Missouri Hospital when a 16-week baby boy was born prematurely. He was perfect! His only problem was that he was born too soon. I have never felt as helpless and hopeless during those brief moments…
Read MoreMeasuring The Impact: A Share Chapter’s Story
By: Rebecca Hirst A Share Chapter Leader shares the story of impacting their rural community with support for pregnancy and infant loss. Mr. & Mrs. Rich George, members of Share support group in DeKalb, IL, know from personal experience that, “There is no foot too small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world.”…
Read MoreMy Sister’s Legacy
By: Sister Jamesine I am amazed at the enormous gift my little sister has given to our world. I am a blood sister of Sister Jane Marie Lamb, founder of Share. We were a large family growing up on a farm in Missouri. Our early education was in a small school with one room that…
Read More‘Watching Over You (Brianna’s Song)’
Songwriter, John Dolan wrote this song Watching Over You (Brianna’s Song) in honor of his niece, Brianna. He felt inspired to write this song in 1999 when Brianna was miscarried. Dolan hopes it can bring comfort to families who have suffered a similar loss. Listen Here “Watching Over You” © (Brianna’s Song) Verse 1 You…
Read MoreApril 2017 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 and those who serve at Share. This month we honor and remember the names listed below. Madeline Antonio By: Mary Ellen Antonio John McKinley Barr By: Katherine McKinley “In memory of our own…
Read MoreA Tribute To A Share Caregiver
By: Karen Christopher On February 19, 2002, our daughter Elizabeth Christena Swader came silently into the world. I was 36 1/2 weeks and this was our first baby. We learned of her demise about 36 hours before when we went to the doctor for a routine visit and there was no heartbeat. There are no…
Read MoreMommy, Interrupted: Surviving 3 Lost Pregnancies
What I’ve Learned From Surviving 3 Lost Pregnancies By: Tori Johnson-Jones, as told to Anthonia Akitunde I knew that motherhood was a title that I wanted to have in my lifetime. I had already been with my husband for some time, and I knew that he would be a great teacher for whatever children we…
Read MoreThese Precious Babies Changed My Life
It is always a privilege to honor and remember the many precious babies who were real and who were loved. -Sister Jane’s Personal Memoir By: Sister Jane Marie Lamb, OSF My time of nearly 30 years journeying with bereaved parents has a been a gifted time for me in more ways than I could ever…
Read MoreA Distinguished Caregiver
A distinguished caregiver offering the gift of oneself to make a difference. His Story The Labor and Delivery nurse attended my wife when she delivered our daughter, Maria. Maria was stillborn at 30 weeks. Our nurse did not leave my wife’s side all night. Though Maria was the first stillborn our nurse had delivered, she…
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