-According to emedicine, the overall miscarriage rate is 15-20%. Some physicians believe this percentage may even be higher, as miscarriage can often occur before a woman even knows she is pregnant.
- Approximately 25,000 babies are stillborn each year in the United States, and according to the March of Dimes, about 19,000 babies die within the first month of life (called neonatal death).
- SIDS claims the lives of over 7000 babies each year nationally.
Many, many people are affected by miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss. And if you are one of those people I want you to know this: your child matters.
As October 15th fastly approaches, I would like to pray for all of you who have gone through a miscarriage or an infant loss. Your grief and your sympathy is acknowledge. You will continue to be in my prayers as your grief changes over time and as your grief resurfaces. See most don't realize but our grief comes in cycles. We may be okay for a short period of time before it comes back to us. There is never a moment that we are completely free of our grief. We lost a child or children. We carried something precious to us and to God. We carried a baby, a life, a dream that we wanted to see grow up. We wanted to capture first steps, first boo boo's, first words, first laugh. But we cannot. This is what comes back to us.
As October 15th fastly approaches, I would like to pray for all of you who have gone through a miscarriage or an infant loss. Your grief and your sympathy is acknowledge. You will continue to be in my prayers as your grief changes over time and as your grief resurfaces. See most don't realize but our grief comes in cycles. We may be okay for a short period of time before it comes back to us. There is never a moment that we are completely free of our grief. We lost a child or children. We carried something precious to us and to God. We carried a baby, a life, a dream that we wanted to see grow up. We wanted to capture first steps, first boo boo's, first words, first laugh. But we cannot. This is what comes back to us.
As the http://www.october15th.com/ site has announced, you are invited to light a candle on October 15th at 7pm in your time zone to create a wave of light in remembrance of the child/children that you have lost, or in honor of someone else who has lost a child thought miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant death.
During this moment in time a family is going through one of the most heartbreaking moments in their life. Their 20 month old was found in their babysitters/relatives pond. The infant was in the water for approximately 30 minutes. His beautiful heart stopped yesturday after being on life support. Please embrace his family with prayers as they say their sweet good byes and lift baby Cooper up God. It was a sad accident that could happen to any child. Please hug your little ones tonight or be thankful for every precious person in your life.
God Bless
Jamie Lynne
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