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"In honor of our
son Jesse's first birthday on June 23, 2015. We would like to put
together and donate 143 comfort packages to the Kaiser Kraemer Hospital
where we last held and kissed our son goodbye. These comfort packages
would go to any mother/parents that have gone through a late miscarriage,
stillbirth and infant loss in honor of our son, Jesse. It is so heartbreaking to know that like my husband and I, other mothers and
parents leave with empty arms. We would like to bring some comfort with
these care packages to remember their babies gone too soon and need
your help. Items will be given in a clear case where mothers can
continue including keepsakes. Items we hope to include are:
- Candle (As soon as we came home, I felt I needed to light a candle, my husband rushed to go buy one to give light to our baby.)
- White Ribbon (As a family, we planted a beautiful white crepe myrtle tree in memory of our son and tied a simple silk white ribbon that is still draped on his tree as it grows.)
- Certificate of Life (A simple and beautiful gesture that a mother and parents can have if not given, to acknowledge a baby's existence and life, no matter the age.)- Board Book; "Wherever You Are my love will find you" By Nancy Tillman (I had heard about this book and really hoped to buy it soon. One evening was really tough and I just needed to get some air and drive. Noah and I ended up at HomeGoods for some reason and I thought, lets go find some more containers he needs for his lunch. As we head to that aisle, we pass by the toy and baby section and there this book was, sitting on a random shelf. My baby...I read the book in the parking lot and sobbed the way home.)
- Book; "Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby" By Deborah L. Davis
- A Journal and pen (This book has helped me continue to learn about this grief journey after losing our son.)
- Remembrance Shadow box Frame for ultrasound or baby picture (Framing my son's picture, footprints and ultrasound felt right as part of our family and around our home.)
- Tissue (Some days are harder than others and then there are triggers and it hits you. Crying is part of deep grief, crying always exists where there is heartache. Having tissue around is helpful.)
- Tea (Chamomile tea helped me get some sleep on tough days.)
- Wood Butterfly cutout (Every day since losing baby Jesse, I see a white butterfly fluttering nearby, like to think my baby is sending little messages.)
- Knitted keepsake lovie (A preemie sized hat that can be a keepsake or used for pictures on our loved one.)
- Printed Poem (Poems and quotes about losing a baby can help, my husband and I found ourselves always searching for them. I tear up reading new ones as they give some comfort you realize you are not alone.)
All items will be nicely packaged in a clear 14.1" x 14.3" x 3.1" case that can be used to continue safely storing other keepsakes. We estimate that these comfort packages will cost approximately $48 each and every penny of the donations withdrawn will go to buying each item to put these packages together.
We hope to continue this project every year on our babies birthday, to honor his life ad bring awareness to Pprom Loss. This means so so so much to us and we thank anyone even just taking the time to read this and making this possible.
We will forever love and miss our son, Jesse.
From the bottom of our hearts, we Thank you...
Sincerely,
Celina, Jesse and Big Brother Noah"
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