From: alchalk <amanda_keeney@...>
Subject: [SHARE Atlanta Preg. & Newborn Loss Grief Support] Re: Dear Friends,
To: shareatlantasupport@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 8:43 PM

Hugs to you as you approach a bittersweet birthday. I am so sorry
that you are struggling right now. I am approaching the 6 month
anniversary of Gavin's birth and 5 month anniversary of his passing.
It just doesn't get any easier, does it? I hope that the day is
gentle on you. Happy birthday Avery Corinne.

Blessings,
Amanda

--- In shareatlantasupport @yahoogroups. com, willmythrill
<willmythrill@ ...> wrote:
>
> I know it's been a long time, since I've written to any of you, but
the wonderful gift of our connection is that we understand the highs
and lows without explanation.  You've all been on my mind and there's
much I'd like to say tonight, but my tears outnumber the words.  It's
that time of year again - Avery Corinne's second birthday is at the
end of the month and I still ache for that warmth all of you know too
well of which I speak.
>
> I will keep this short, but I wanted to share a poem with you that
M.E.N.D. (Mothers Enduring Neonatal Death) published.  I was
surprised at the response I got from a few writer friends before
submitting it.  For me, I just wanted to say, "Happy Birthday, Avery
Corinne!  Mommy & Daddy Love You!"
>
> I'd also like to dedicate this to Kimberly.  I'm sorry for your
loss, honey.  You have and will encounter an incredible group of
women through SA.  There are no odd or inappropriate  questions or
comments, just open your heart...someone is always listening.  God
Bless!
>
>
>
> Still
>
> (In loving memory of Avery Corinne Hildreth, October 29, 2006 –
October 29, 2006)
>  
>  
> There remains a silence inside my womb,
> Once ripe with you;
> My body misses that sacred heaviness,
> Until it betrayed us both;
> Your passage was almost complete.
> No celebration of your genesis,
> Only masked strangers who severed,
> The awaiting quiet circle of your origin;
> Nightly, I coddle myself with images of rocking you while praying:
> "Now I lay me down to sleep,
> I pray the Lord, my soul to keep..."
>  
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                                          Copyright 2008 © T. Jarmon
Hildreth
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