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My Walk to Remember

vkbaby09vkbaby09
in Miscarriage/Pregnancy Loss

I wanted to share how wonderful a day I had today.  Today was one of the local SHARE chapters Walk to Remember.  My DH, aunt and I met at a beautiful park where they started the service off with a memorial that included two songs, a poetry reading and a speech by a fellow bereaved mother who wrote a book about her experiences.  Then they read all the names of the lost babies, including my Ian and Colin.  We went up and got a white rose and a forget-me-not seed packet for each of them.  Finally, we took a nice 2-mile walk around this scenic park/riverwalk.  It was such a nice thing to do in their memory.  I hope to make this a tradition that I can hopefully include my future children in as a way for them to memorialize their brothers. 

 If you have an opportunity to do this in your area, I highly recommend it! 

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  • LemonLime10LemonLime10
    That sounds like a really nice day. I'm glad you were able to do it. Do you have a website or any other information? 
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  • GinaincaliGinaincali member
    I'm so glad you did it Val!  Ours is next Sunday...I was so excited about it and now I have such mixed emotions.  I didn't register for it and now i'm sad..we can still do it the day of but I dont know if we will get shirts, or they will read her name. 
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  • vkbaby09vkbaby09

    imageLemonLime10:
    That sounds like a really nice day. I'm glad you were able to do it. Do you have a website or any other information? 

    It was!  My Walk to Remember was through SHARE.  Their website is https://www.nationalshare.org/  You can probably find a local chapter and go to it.  This walk was also through one of the hospitals nearby, but not the one that I delivered at or the support group I go to.  My hospital's memorial service is tomorrow and their walk's in June.  I hope you find one that you can attend!

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  • vkbaby09vkbaby09
    Gina - you should do it if you can!  I bet they'll still say Bryanna's name even if  you register that day - ours did, but you can also try calling to ensure that you get her name read at least if it's too late for the program.  Also, if you get there early enough they'll probably have some t-shirts that you can buy.  Or, if you're really feeling crafty, a couple groups of ppl made their own t-shirts with their baby's name on them to wear.  One of them said "Walking for Connor" on the back and another one had a whole logo with their baby's name on the front and who they were to the baby on the back - ie Mommy, Daddy, Grandpa, Friend, etc...  In any case, it's a really nice day and you know you're doing it for her.  If you can go, go and don't worry too much about the other stuff!
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  • charmednydivacharmednydiva member
    I did mine throught  Llost. I would suggest it to anyone who has had a miscarriage or stillbirth.  It is a great way to remember and honor the life of your baby however short.  It was nice to be around people who really did understand and who weren't going to say any of those things us mommies of lost babies hate to hear.
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