New Packages Delivered to Basin Hospitals.

We've now delivered the packages to both the Vernal and Roosevelt Hospitals (picture taken on my car before we dropped them off).  In my mind it should only take a little while to organize everything, but it's taken hours of background help to make this happen!  Thanks to all volunteers who have helped in the process, we now have packages for angel babies ages 14-40 weeks gestation with things like mom and baby bracelets, gowns, hats, and blankets to go in memory boxes, or to go on the little angel.  I always wonder if these things will actually get to parents, especially when I go to the hospital and find left over things that were supposed to go home- at least we know that the baby got one, right?
     I did hear of one little guy who recently passed away, and from the local support group leader I know that it was a beautiful experience.  Of course this is from our point of view, being the support people, not the parents themselves.  It's never beautiful for them, thought moments can be quite lovely, and we try to work together to help them have more good moments than bad.  Knowing what it was like 2 years ago, and seeing what is being done now is good.  She said that the nurse was wonderful, the parents got the little box, and a photographer was actually able to come and take professional NILMDTS photos.  I wish everything went like that for me, but I'm sooo glad that things have improved so much now.  This is what we've been working for, and it looks like it's finally happening.
      The nurse also happens to be in my ward, and hearing from her was good.  She said it was a really hard day, that she cried and cried for that sweet mom.  She was really concerned to get it right ( I need to make it  more clear that the baggie goes inside the memory box!) She was worried that she didn't get the right things, but the support person said that I wouldn't care, just to give them some things (nope, she actually got it right! I just need to write it somewhere obvious).  Sometimes we forget that it's also hard for nurses who are moms, thinking what it would be like to lose one of their kids.  It's also like they are in shock themselves, so we can do what we can to support them as they try to support angel parents. I'm just relieved that I was able to speak to the nurses a few days before they experienced another loss, and hope that my words helped (another post on that coming!).