October 15th is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day in the United States. More than 25,000 children are stillborn in the United States every year leaving mothers, entire families and communities devastated. Estimates of the rate of occurrence of stillbirth make it at least as common as autism.
Stillbirth is not an intractable problem. Greater research would likely significantly reduce its incidence, but good research requires good data. H.R. 5979: Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act is under consideration by Congress. This proposed bill would standardize stillbirth investigation and diagnosis, thus providing more data for the needed research. Better research means fewer children born still.
On October 15th, remember the thousands of unfinished children lost and the families who remain to grieve them. Honor them by taking action. Let's help pass H.R. 5979.
Action Steps:
Step 1. Use Your Blog to Enlist Others
-Copy the contents of this entire post and publish it on your blog immediately.
GOAL: Enlist 10 of your readers to spread the word
Step 2. Use Your E-mail to Enlist Others
-E-mail 5 bloggers and ask them (nicely and in an unspammy way) to publish these action steps on their blog. Consider contacting celebrity bloggers, political bloggers, medical bloggers, or bloggers who are not part of your reading community.
GOAL: Enlist 3 bloggers outside of your normal blog sphere to spread the word in other online communities.
Step 3. Help Pass the Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act
-By October 15th, publish a post on your blog supporting H.R. 5979 Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act. For maximum impact, title your post: "Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act."
GOAL: 1,000,000 Google results on October 15th when that term is searched for. Currently, Google only returns 20,400 pages - most of which have nothing to do with the bill.
Originally posted by Antigone Lost.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Day Service Planned
Our Second Annual Candlelight Service is planned!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Courthouse Lawn
Hernando, Mississippi
7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Courthouse Lawn
Hernando, Mississippi
7:00 p.m.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Poll: Should we add a custom scented item to our Remembrance Boxes?
I have started a poll to get some feedback on something. I have talked to a few people about this and get varying opinions so I thought I would take more of a survey on it. I was thinking of something like a small sachet, custom designed with a soothing scent that would be placed inside the Remembrance Box as a keepsake. I am certainly open to other ideas if anyone would like to share one! Please take part in our poll! Thank you!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Seven Years
It has been seven years since we met Samuel and let him go. Seven years since my heart was ripped out of my chest, pounded on with a meat cleaver and shoved back in its cavity. Seven years since my life was changed forever.
Seven years.
In seven years, many good things have happened as well.
Adin was born into our family. We moved to Hernando, Mississippi. Many new faces have joined our lives as close friends. Noah has gotten healthier as we found a doctor who understood more of what he needed. Jason started a business. I developed a passion for helping families grieving the loss of a child.
Remembering Your Baby was born seven years ago at the death of my child. I didn't know it at the time and God knew in His timing, his will for my life would be revealed through this organization. God's plan was so much bigger than I ever would have imagined. I would have never met some of the people I know now had Samuel not been born to heaven seven years ago today.
When I was first told that Samuel would not survive, I sought the refuge of the internet. I found a group of ladies on a message board who welcomed me in though I had not delivered my child who was going to die. That group loved on me and took care of my emotional needs as I prepared for the birth and death of my child. Over the years, that group of ladies has stayed in my heart and on my mind though I do not converse with them daily as I used to. They have meant more to me than they will ever know. I dedicate this blog to them.
Seven years.
In seven years, many good things have happened as well.
Adin was born into our family. We moved to Hernando, Mississippi. Many new faces have joined our lives as close friends. Noah has gotten healthier as we found a doctor who understood more of what he needed. Jason started a business. I developed a passion for helping families grieving the loss of a child.
Remembering Your Baby was born seven years ago at the death of my child. I didn't know it at the time and God knew in His timing, his will for my life would be revealed through this organization. God's plan was so much bigger than I ever would have imagined. I would have never met some of the people I know now had Samuel not been born to heaven seven years ago today.
When I was first told that Samuel would not survive, I sought the refuge of the internet. I found a group of ladies on a message board who welcomed me in though I had not delivered my child who was going to die. That group loved on me and took care of my emotional needs as I prepared for the birth and death of my child. Over the years, that group of ladies has stayed in my heart and on my mind though I do not converse with them daily as I used to. They have meant more to me than they will ever know. I dedicate this blog to them.
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