Posts Tagged ‘Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support’
The Emotions You Experience During Your Grief
By: Shawanna Allen Numbness, Confusion, Anger, Pain, Shame, Emptiness, and Sadness In no particular order are the aforementioned all the emotions I experienced on August 8th when I, in my heart knew and then affirmed by the emergency room doctor that I was indefinitely having a miscarriage. Prior to this day I had been back…
Read MoreChapter Highlight: Southeast Share Chapter
Chapter Name: Southeast Share Chapter Location: Steinbach, Manitoba (Canada) Chapter Leader: Candace Loewen, Share Southeast Chapter Leader Support Group Information First Thursday of every month at Southeast Helping Hands at 525 Main St in Steinbach from 7:00 – 8:30pm. What have you learned since starting Southeast Share Chapter? I am shy by nature. I don’t…
Read MoreA Thief In The Night
By: Vernitta Walters Tuesday, December 12, 2017. The time had come, our “BIG” 20-week appointment! I was so excited and slightly apprehensive at the same time. Weeks leading up to the appointment, I kept telling myself, if I can just get past the 20-week appointment, I could breathe a sigh of relief. By then, I…
Read MoreServing Families Around the World: New Jersey Chapter Leader Visits Sierra Leone
Pam Rossano has been a Share Chapter leader in Lavallette, New Jersey, for nearly 30 years. She has also been serving women for 4 decades as a Labor and Delivery nurse. Pam recently joined a team doing medical missions in Makeni, Sierra Leone and was excited to share about her experience. “After about 30 years…
Read MoreChapter Highlight: Share Parents of Utah
Chapter Name: Share Parents of Utah Location: Share Parents of Utah is Based in Draper, Utah; We serve and support 31,831 square miles and 1.7 million Utahns. Supporting Salt Lake, Utah, Tooele, Summit, Sanpete, Sevier, Juab, Emery, Carbon, and Millard Counties. Chapter Leader: Melannie Green Online Resources: Facebook & Instagram: “Share Parents of Utah” Twitter: ShareParents_UT on…
Read MoreWalking to Remember
By: Kendra Goldman I first heard about the Share Walk on October 12th, 2016 while visiting the website. This was 2 days before I was scheduled for a D&C for my second miscarriage. The day of my D&C, I wanted to talk with my doctor to see if the walk would be something I’d be…
Read MoreVolunteer Highlight: Karen Zerr
By: Samantha Brown As Karen settles into the chair across from me, she looks around. It’s obvious that she is familiar with these walls, this conference table, and the hum of a work day around the Share office. Karen is a veteran of Share. She has been volunteering and serving this mission for 20 years.…
Read MoreIntroducing Share Español: Esperanza
Families who experience the death of a baby often have difficulty finding resources to comfort and guide them through the challenging times they face on their grief journey. While Share has been a go-to resource for parents and professionals for written materials, online support and group meetings, similar resources for those who do not speak…
Read MoreChapter Highlight: Share Perinatal Loss – Fenton
Chapter Name: Share Perinatal Loss-Fenton Chapter Leader: Melanie Schwob, RN Online Resources: Facebook Page private for the participants in the group Support Group Information: This group is open to anyone who has experienced or supports someone who has had a miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal loss. All adults are welcome, and there is no cost. We meet…
Read MoreLetters to Heaven
By: Sabrina Ivy My Sweet Alivia Rose, You are the first thing I think of every morning when I wake. You are the last thing on my mind when I go to sleep. Countless times I think of you throughout the day. My heart longs for you. My arms ache for you. Despite all the…
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