My grandson left us on 2-4-2000. A beautiful boy born stillborn @36weeks. I felt robbed of the joy of another grandson.

I know God,the loving Father that he is does not allow anything to interfer with his divine plan,and purpose, and destiny for each one of us. His plan for us to be with Him for all eternity gave me comfort in knowing that Braeden is with him and we will see him again.

I never ever thought that my daughter Amy would ever have to walk the path of pain, loss, grief, disappointment and all those emotions on that path. She and her husband are on that path, and I am walking on that path too as well as other family members, friends,& other loved ones.

Had I not had a personal relationship with Jesus Christ before this I would have had a difficult time believing that God, the Father of all comfort loved us at all, well he does and has covered us with Grace & Peace (unmerited favor & calmness) I am unable to put in words. He truly is our very help in time of trouble.

A scripture verse in the Bible has been very good for me and I share it with you: 1 Corinthians 1:2-7 talks about God comforting us in our sorrow that we may comfort others as we have been comforted by Him.

Some days are difficult to contend with and it is on those stormy days I need to look for a rainbow! I trust that this experience with having to say goodbye before we even said hello will be meaningful to other grandmothers and mom, aunts, cousins, friends and loved ones. Now may the God of all Peace fill you with the faith to Believe GOD IS A GOOD GOD!

I have searched every site I could find on bereavement, not for me but for daughter and my son-in-law....they lost their little girl, Jade Brenna on 10/4/99. She was full term and died in utero due to a cord accident. She was delivered at 6:37am. She was so beautiful and so wanted by all of us.

I want to do something to keep her memory alive. We have been in contact with the National SHARE office, and I am so grateful for their support and encouragement. Everyone has been so helpful.

I would like to light a virtual candle for Jade.

This is so very hard for me. My first concern is for my daughter, but I too feel such sorrow..to watch your child endure such a tragedy is almost more than a mother can bear.

How I wish I had known Jade and yet know I'll never get the chance. As I listened to How Great Thou Are, I couldn't stop the tears. My middle daughter, Jade's aunt, sang that very song at the funeral service..my God be with all of us..aca

This is a story I never thought I'd ever have to write. This is also a story you would never want to have to read.

Kevin and Noel had prepared for over a year to have a baby. They gave up smoking, had physicals, redid their diets and bought a stroller. At her 3 month check, it was determined that Noel had cervical cancer. At 18 and again at 21 weeks cone surgeries were done.

The medical community advised it was agressive cancer and a histerectomy had to be performed immedately. To save her life they had to sacrifice their beloved baby.

Kristen was 21 weeks alive, 10 inches and 12 ounces big. She was a perfect baby. She is a perfect baby angel. Now my daughter will never carry a small heart again. A piece of my heart is gone forever, and I cry and cry and cry..................Grandmom

Christian was born at 2:30 in the morning. He was an unplanned pregnancy between unwed parents. I can never say I regret his coming but it has left me sadder and wiser.

I have had a unique experience since his death. I am a spiritual person who deeply believes in God and His love. I could not understand why this child was taken from our family where he would have been loved. I was grieving deeply. I had a unique experience after his death which tells me that he lives on.

I was told by a person that she had a message from Christian...that he liked the Reeboks better. No one but his mother and I knew that we had looked at Reeboks shortly before he was born and that we thought the precious, but costly, little shoes were more than we could afford. I bought him another pair of baby Nikes at a garage sale. They still sit in my closet...a reminder of a little boy who in some way appears to know his Grammy loves him.

I want to thank all of you at SHARE who helped my beautiful daughter, Ondrea, after she miscarried her first daughter, Dakota. You were the sounding board that she needed when I was probably at my most inadequate.

You my precious one will dwell with me in the secret place of my heart all the days of my life. Even though you will not walk or talk with me, I've lived a lifetime with you in my thoughts, dreams, prayers and hopes. We will meet again one day and run to each other... because you know me and I know you! I will love you.....Always

I miss him very much. I visit his grave often and leave flowers. His little cousin, born 2 months before him, is a constant reminder of "where he would be" physically and developmentally.

I have just started my PhD. I am going to write about assisting parents and grandparents with neonatal and early childhood loss. I would welcome information, support, etc. from parents and other family members who want to share their story and have suggestions for working with families. We will be conducting a large scale research effort for my dissertation as soon as we get it approved through the IRB of our university.

Happy 3rd birthday, Christian, and Grammy is going to try to help all the mommies, daddies and grandparents like the ones in your family who love and miss you.