Day 20: Charity/Organization
There are two organizations I'd like to recognize:
Sharing Parents has been a lifesaver for us. They are a local, completely volunteer-run nonprofit that provides support to families who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss. They put on a memorial service every year, and also facilitate support groups and short-term grief groups (both of which we have attended). This organization has connected us with other baby loss parents, a few of whom have become good friends to us in this short amount of time that we've been a part of this community. We always talk about how we are members of a club that no parent wants to be a part of, but for some reason, we were chosen to take this journey. And because of Sharing Parents, we don't have to walk this difficult road alone.
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep is another organization that does incredible things for grieving parents. NILMDTS collaborates with hospitals to provide professional photography services to parents who have lost a child prior to, during, or shortly after birth. The photos of Virginia that were taken by the volunteer photographer from NILMDTS are an incredible reminder of the gift that Virginia was to us, in all of her perfect beauty. We will forever be indebted to NILMDTS for the gift that they have given us.
So with that in mind, I'd invite you all, if you feel so inclined, to make a donation to one or both of these organizations in Virginia's name. These nonprofits depend largely on private donations to provide these valuable services to grieving parents, so every little bit helps. We have made small donations ourselves, and will continue to in the future, so as to give other parents the opportunity to receive the same supports. We are so blessed to have been connected with Sharing Parents and NILMDTS.
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