My bereavment baskets

[Leaf_Racer]

On November 5 the hospital Calypso lived at is having a memorial ceremony. I'm making up 10 bereavment packs to take up to the NICU Calypso was in Prior to the Ceremony. Then between the 5th and Christmas I'm going to try to make 15 more and take them to the Nicu on Christmas Eve. In these baskets I'm including print outs of the following information

Books:
"Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of your Baby" by Deborah L. Davis, Ph.D

"Grace for Grief: Daily Comfort for those who mourn" by Michael and Brenda Pink

"Stars in the Deepest Night: After the Death of a Child" by Genesse Bourdeau Gentry

"Empty Arms" Hope and Support for those who have suffered a miscarriage, stillbirth, or tubal pregnancy. By Pam Vredevelt

"Talking With Children About Loss" by Maria Trozzi

"The Next Place" by Warren Hanson

"Help Me Say Goodbye: Activities for Helping Kids Cope When a Special Person Dies" by Janis Silverman

"Good Grief: Exploring Feelings, Loss and Death With Under Elevens: A Holistic Approach" by Barbara Ward

"Good Grief : Exploring Feelings, Loss and Death With over Elevens and Adults : A Holistic Approach" by Barbara Ward

"Tear Soup" By Pat Schweibert

"Empty Arms: Coping After Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death" By Sherokee Isle

"An Empty Cradle, a Full Heart: Reflections for Mothers and Fathers After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death" By Christine O'Keeffe Lafser

"Free to Grieve" By Maureen Rank

"We were going to have a baby, but had an angel instead" (Children's book) ~Schweibert

"When Hello Means Goodbye" by Pat Schwiebert, RN, and Paul Kirk, MD

"In A Heartbeat" by Dawn Siegrist Waltman

"Waiting with Gabriel" by Amy Kuebelbeck

"Mommy, Please Don't Cry"* By Linda DeYmaz artwork by Laurie Show Hein



Links for Memorial Items:

The following two links create very beautiful bracelets in memory of our lost children:
http://www.clairesfriends.org/bracelets.html

http://www.shininglightfund.org/about.htm

Photo Restoration:
http://www.babyangelpics.com/index.php

http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/crempel/Heartprints/

Free Photography:
www.acpcg.com

www.nowilaymedowntosleep.com

Memorial Shops:
http://myforeverchild.com

http://www.thecomfortcompany.net/

http://www.aplacetoremember.com/mall/gindex.asp

http://www.aliceart.net/proddetail.php?prod=Orn&cat=10

http://0172125.netsolhost.com/infant.asp

http://www.infanturns.com/info/bear_urn.htm

http://www.inthelighturns.com/teddybear.html

http://www.urnsnw.com/child-urn/

http://october15th.com/ (Also has lots of information)

http://www.thumbies.com/

Support:
http://www.MISSfoundation.org

http://www.silentgrief.com/

http://www.compassionatefriends.org/

http://www.bereavedparentsusa.org/

http://www.angels4ever.com/

http://www.bornangels.com/

http://www.griefwatch.com/

http://www.mychildlossgrief.org

http://fly.to/OperationAngel

http://www.rainbowmaker.org/

http://home.mend.org/

http://beehive.thisisplymouth.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=6403

http://www.littlefootprints.org/

http://www.nationalshareoffice.com/

http://haloes.homestead.com/index.html

http://www.sarasmile.org/p_main.php

http://www.murraylandstwinloss.org.au/

http://www.abutterflystouch.org/

http://firstcandle.org/whenababy/whenababy.html

http://www.babylossandhealing.com/ (My daughter's memorial site is linked from this site in the Links section)

http://www.stkilian.com/gaps/

http://www.rememberingyourbaby.org/

http://www.members.shaw.ca/angelwhispers/

http://ca.geocities.com/morninglightministry@rogers.com/index.html (Catholic perspective and support for pregnancy & infant loss)

http://www.elizabethministry.com/



Indiana-

Healing Hearts of Indiana
South Bend, IN
Contact: Melissa Barrett
574-282-2147
www.healing-hearts-of-indiana.com

RTS Support Group
St. Francis Hospital
Indianapolis, IN
Contact: Marcia Jenkins
317-865-5199

M.I.S.S.
Third Wednesday at 7pm
Contact: Crissy Tohm, crissy@missfoundation.org
Or Katie Irby, Katie_irby@missfoundation.org

1 candle, a cuddly teddy bear, a disposable camera, a travel pack of tissues, and the booklet "When Hello Means Goodbye". I'm also going to include a personal note from me expressing my sympathy and giving them Calypso's Site and my email because I've been through the Nicu to Heaven and am in the Paren'ts grief right now and so they can contact me if they need someone to listen.

[Buttercup78]

It's a wonderful thing what you're doing to help others.

[Leaf_Racer]

I bought the candles and the bags today and picked out teddy bears

[Mom0f5]

What a great idea!

I think that is a great way to help other grieving parents who are going through the same or similar situation.

[cola_jean]

that is a wonderful thing you are doing.

[MrsKitty]

You are so beautiful. Things like this dont normally make me cry but I have been in tears reading the links here and seeing what you are doing for other parents. You are so strong.

[Leaf_Racer]

Thank you MissKitty. It means a lot to me that you would think so :)

[KellyKid]

I am still so sorry for your loss.

If anything good could come out of it, it is this - you - helping others. You are such a strong woman.

Peace, Love and continued strength

[SnackRack]

I have found in life that doing for others gets me through many a rough time. You're on the right track. I appreciate all that you share here as well. Reminds me of how wonderful the world can be and the strength of the human spirit, even in times of tragedy and sadness.

[lankaezankam]

I dont know if this will help but when i lost my daughter a photographer came to take some pictures free of charge.. i know it may seem wierd but it helps seeing how peaceful she was

http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/

they are called now i lay me down to sleep

[gamrgrl]

This is truly a wonderful thing you are doing! I do something similar through a non-profit committee I am a part of at work. The committee was kind enough to finance my pet project after we lost our son. Now I put together baskets for the OB ward of our hospital to have on hand and give to parents whenever they loose a baby.

[Herman]

:)