Honoring Your Child
Ten Years Later: Reflections, Memories and Hope
By: Vicki Kiefer, Share Accounting Manager Ten years ago, seven months after our second early pregnancy loss, my husband and I attended our first Share Walk for Remembrance and Hope. I don’t remember much of what was said at the memorial service, and that year we had not yet included our babies’ names to…
Read MorePregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness: Alivia’s Story
By: Sabrina Ivey October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month. 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage. 1 in 160 pregnancies end in stillbirth. Every day in the United States, approximately 70 babies are born still and silent. That’s 70 mothers and fathers who leave the hospital empty handed. 70 families making funeral arrangements…
Read MoreNOTHING, When I Actually Had Everything!
By Heather Glennon My husband Sam and I lost our sweet baby boy, Travis at 38 weeks gestation in July 2016. I remember that day in July so vividly! The last day I felt him move was July 15. We took a walk down Main Street in our home town, went to our favorite spot…
Read MoreHow To Plan A Wave of Light Event
By: Rose Carlson Those who work with and support families who experience the tragic death of a baby know just how meaningful ceremonies, rituals and memorial events are to heartbroken parents. Many parents continue to honor their baby over the years, and they are especially appreciative when others also remember their baby and provide them…
Read MoreWhen the World Doesn’t Remember, But You Do
By: Natasha H. It was January 27 and I sat in the cold at my uncle’s burial. Since this was the first close family member of mine who had passed away, I wasn’t sure what to expect from myself and everyone else emotionally. What I realized over the course of the few days my family…
Read MoreThings We Wish Others Understood About Grief And Child Loss
By: Sabrina Ivy Death invaded our lives in a way that has irrevocably changed us. We can never go back to who we were before. We are painfully aware of how different we are now. We know what death looks like on our child. We know what death smells like. We know what death feels…
Read MoreWhy Did You Start A Share Chapter?
Chapter Leaders reflect on their Share experiences and why they chose to start a Share Chapter. I came to know of Share when we were going through the loss of our first son. I had never heard of them before. They helped us through the loss of two babies, and we are forever grateful for…
Read MoreBereaved Mother’s Day Gifts
Bereaved Mother’s Day gifts are very special. These are unique mementos given to honor the bereaved mothers of children who are gone too soon. Top Left: I have a matching necklace and earring set with Harlan’s birthstone which is also mine and his dad’s birthstone. I got the grandmas bar necklaces with his name and…
Read MoreOur Rainbow Baby
By: Jean Mecke On this day, a year ago, my heart was shattered. I was told I needed immediate surgery because I had lost the precious babies I had been carrying for almost a full trimester. Those babies were wanted, and they were loved. It’s amazing how much of a bond can be formed in…
Read MoreWhat We Keep In Our Hearts
By: JoAnn Cantrell It was a cold day in April when our infant twin boys arrived too soon, after I had carried them nearly six months. Ironically, it was the same time of year that the crocuses were making their comeback after a harsh winter. Like the flowers, my babies were early in blooming, yet…
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