Perinatal Hospice and Memory Box Programs

Shared via Sawyer's Heart: "THIS is why all memory box programs and Perinatal Hospice should be fully supported in EVERY SINGLE HOSPITAL. Until then, we have a lot of work to do. Please take just a few moments to watch the story of Erin - and learn about how incredibly important it is for her mom and dad to parent their baby girl."



I received an email from Randolph Hospital today and they are out of memory boxes again. I'm going to have to, very quickly, gather a second set of boxes for them in the next week or so. While I'm glad that I'm able to do something in Nathan's memory, I hate when the boxes actually have to be used... especially this quickly. If you have anything you would like to contribute to the boxes, please let me know.

Second Donation Drop Off

I wanted to share some pictures from our second donation drop off earlier this week. Thank you so very much to our friend, Mat Anna for the GORGEOUS blanket/pouch sets. Aren't they beautiful?!?!

My little boy, Cameron loves helping make the angel boxes

for the babies like his little brother, Nathan.

Donation Update and Angel Ornaments

I checked in with the hospital and they only have 4 of our memory boxes left. Currently, we don't have any completed memory boxes available to donate to them when they run out. I know everyone is struggling financially but if you have, even just a few dollars to spare, please consider donating them to us. Here is the link to both our online fundraiser and our Amazon wish list.

http://www.youcaring.com/fundraiser_details?fundraiser_id=9948&url=memoryboxes
http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/2WMMQ6BU9AYW9

I also wanted to let everyone know that I got an email back from Randolph Hospital and we are good to go on the angel ornaments!!! If you are interested in making some for us... let me know. We need to get these made and ready to deliver to the hospital before Thanksgiving, if possible, so that they can be mailed to the families for Christmas. If you aren't interested in making the angels, perhaps you would consider donating money towards stamps and envelopes to mail them.

A Bittersweet Day

I had a wonderful meeting this morning and I'm proud to announce that we finally have our first hospital! I'm so excited about our partnership with Randolph Hospital. They were so grateful and excited about our memory boxes! Just talking with them, I could feel their passion and love for the families that they serve. I just know that this is going to be a fabulous collaboration, with the end result being such a gift to their patients. While it is always our hope that the memory boxes are never needed, we hope that our partnership with Randolph Hospital will be a successful one for many, many years to come!

Today has been a bittersweet day. I was so excited as I left the hospital but I couldn't help but think of how different my life was a year ago. A year ago, today, I laid on an exam table staring at my son's lifeless little body on an ultrasound screen as my OB sadly told me that he no longer had a heartbeat. I was induced on July 20th and he was born on July 21, 2011 at 2:32am. We're having a cake made for him and plan to release a sky lantern on Saturday for his 1st birthday. I will be working on assembling the boxes to see what else is needed before the first donation drop-off. Other than having him here, I can't think of a better way to spend his birthday than assembling memory boxes.

Thank you all for your love and support over the last year! It has been sincerely appreciated.