Today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.
Happy Day to my two angels who are up in heaven.
Your mommy & daddy love you very much.
I am also thinking about my girlfriends
who have lost babies today.
You are loved.
And so are our angels.
* * * * *
The following excerpt was shared on September 28, 2006
to the House of Representatives when House Resolution #222 was passed,
and October 15th became Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day.
I love it.
"Mr. Speaker, when any baby or child dies, there is deep grief for the hopes, dreams, and wishes that will never be. Left behind are a sense of loss and a need for understanding.
Every year, many lives are touched by miscarriage or the death of an infant or child. According to a 1996 study by the Center for Disease Control, 16 percent of the more than 6 million pregnancies that year ended in either a miscarriage or a stillbirth, and 26,784 births ended in infant death.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Day, which will be held on October 15, will assist in bringing the process of healing to families and will help to heal families who are coping with and recovering from a miscarriage, stillbirth, or the loss of an infant.
Families will always struggle to cope with the devastating crisis of a miscarriage or loss of an infant child. Parents often cry, feel ill or depressed, or have other emotional responses for months or years after a death.
The pain is a normal part of grieving. Parents often want to talk about their pain and are pleased when others take the time to listen. People who come into contact with a grieving family have a role in helping to resolve the family’s grief. The role of each person will be determined by his or her relationship with the family and the family’s stage of grief. As a community, we should remember that no one can take the pain away from a grieving family.
We can, however, provide comfort, sympathy, and understanding.
There will always be the need for compassionate support for grieving families, and I hope that all Americans will take the time on October 15 to show their compassion for families that have experienced the loss of an infant or a child."
Happy Day to my two angels who are up in heaven.
Your mommy & daddy love you very much.
I am also thinking about my girlfriends
who have lost babies today.
You are loved.
And so are our angels.
* * * * *
The following excerpt was shared on September 28, 2006
to the House of Representatives when House Resolution #222 was passed,
and October 15th became Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day.
I love it.
"Mr. Speaker, when any baby or child dies, there is deep grief for the hopes, dreams, and wishes that will never be. Left behind are a sense of loss and a need for understanding.
Every year, many lives are touched by miscarriage or the death of an infant or child. According to a 1996 study by the Center for Disease Control, 16 percent of the more than 6 million pregnancies that year ended in either a miscarriage or a stillbirth, and 26,784 births ended in infant death.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Day, which will be held on October 15, will assist in bringing the process of healing to families and will help to heal families who are coping with and recovering from a miscarriage, stillbirth, or the loss of an infant.
Families will always struggle to cope with the devastating crisis of a miscarriage or loss of an infant child. Parents often cry, feel ill or depressed, or have other emotional responses for months or years after a death.
The pain is a normal part of grieving. Parents often want to talk about their pain and are pleased when others take the time to listen. People who come into contact with a grieving family have a role in helping to resolve the family’s grief. The role of each person will be determined by his or her relationship with the family and the family’s stage of grief. As a community, we should remember that no one can take the pain away from a grieving family.
We can, however, provide comfort, sympathy, and understanding.
There will always be the need for compassionate support for grieving families, and I hope that all Americans will take the time on October 15 to show their compassion for families that have experienced the loss of an infant or a child."
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