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"There is no greater tragedy in life than the loss of a child.
Unfortunately, because our babies live only within our wombs or they live
outside of the womb for a short period of time, an uneducated society often
minimizes the importance of their short lives and, in turn, our grief is
trivialized.” Clair Baca
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month is in October and Pregnancy and Infant
Loss Remembrance Day is on October 15th. We have succeeded in getting State
Proclamations established in 47 States to date (October 11, 2001). First of all,
just because we may have states that have not signed, does not mean that the
Month of October and October 15th will not be recognized in these states. We are
hoping to have October 15th observed all over the world, and we truly believe in
our hearts that someday it will be.
“Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day allows us to both mourn and
celebrate the short lives of our Angel Babies.”
Clair Baca
Not only do we want to reach others who have had similar losses, but also we
want to reach people who have been blessed and have no idea of the pain of
losing a much-wanted pregnancy or child. We want them to understand that we have
lost our unborn and our infant children, and we grieve on a daily basis. We want
them to allow us this time to grieve and to remember. We would also like them to
grieve with us, at least on this one particular day of the year.
Here is a list of ways to participate in giving awareness and remembrance to our
children. Contact your family and friends. Have them participate as well.
Ideas for all of the Month of October
- Tying pink or blue ribbons around trees in yards, neighborhoods, and parks.
- Place signs and banners in your yard, neighborhoods, and parks.
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Contact your local radio stations and television news stations to have them
announce that October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.
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Write an article and submit it to your local newspapers.
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Sponsor flowers in memory of your baby in a church service or hospital.
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Have a t-shirt made that says I have an Angel, and have your child’s name put
on it.
Ideas for October 15th
- Light candles and display them in your windows.
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Contact local Radio and News stations and have them announce that it is October
15th, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.
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Drive with your headlights on. Also, ask that radio and news stations announce
this as well.
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Leave your porch lights on. Have radio and news stations announce this as well.
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Release butterflies (Can be expensive, but is very beautiful, Use a search engine such as yahoo and type in butterfly release)
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Release Doves (You can rent doves that are trained to fly back to the owner)
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Sponsor a candle lighting ceremony in a park, church, or local hospital.
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Send off a pink or blue balloon with your Angel’s name and/or picture. (Warning
Please: If you do this, only send one balloon per child. This is very dangerous
for birds and wildlife. The animals can eat the remnants of a balloon and die)
(As beautiful and wonderful as it is, I can’t personally recommend it due to my
love for animals)
Article Written by: Robyn Bear
Quotes by: Clair Baca
Ideas by: Robyn Bear, Lisa Brown, and Tammy Novak
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