Marcia, I just wanted to say how much we enjoyed last night's meeting. I prayed that powerful sharing would take place, and it did. ...He (my husband) told me that he enjoyed the meeting, and he thanked me for inviting him to come and share.

I am also grateful for Polly and Mary (and their husbands), who came back to group to share their experience. At this crucial point in my healing process (4-6 month.), my heart was glad to hear their stories. It lets me know that I will make it through this whole ordeal. It will take a while to weave my person together again, as Polly so eloquently phrased it, but I am confident and hopeful that it will eventually happen.

Thanks to you and many thanks to SHARE Atlanta. Hugs and Love, "

"SHARE Atlanta's support meetings helped get me through some pretty hard times..."

Hello Marcia, I just wanted to thank you for your emails. I have not been to a meeting in a couple of months primarily because I do not have anyone to watch my 2 year old son on Wed evenings. My husband has a class on that night.

I wanted to let you know coming to your meetings helped get me through some pretty hard times after my son was lost to me. I don't know what I would have done during those horrible days if I had not attended your support groups and listened to what you had to say and saw for myself how you, yourself, made it through several losses.

I hope to attend some meetings. I still have some days when I get a little down but am overall better. You had mentioned a 6 month mark at one of your meetings where things can get rough again and I know I went through that in September.

We are now trying again and hope that we can get pregnant again but we will see what happens. I just wanted to thank you, though. You and the women in your groups helped me alot and I still think of things that were discussed on days that are bad.

My husband went to see our baby's brick in the garden. I have not been able to go. I just feel too sad right now to make it there, but I will go one day. I would like to come to the memorial service. Thank you again and I think of you often. I will always remember your kind and encouraging words, Nima

Thank you SHARE Atlanta for "guiding" me a long my dark and lonely path. It's been almost 6 months since my daughter Lacey was stillborn and I, thanks to you, am starting to live again. Without the love and support of the people around me, I would not have survived. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!

Father’s Day is fast approaching, and this year is the third year since my Amelia is not with me. There is not a day that goes by that I am not reminded of or think of my sweet angel.

My wife and I attended our first SHARE Atlanta meeting two weeks after the loss of our daughter. Right away I became aware that we were not alone, and that this was a safe place to openly discuss our loss and our feelings.

I consider myself a typical male in that I want to be able to protect my family from any harm and fix any problems right away and make the hurt go away. When you have a loss of such a magnitude there are no quick fixes. One of the things I learned from SHARE Atlanta is that everyone grieves differently, and there is nothing set in stone as to when you will get back to normal. There is nothing that will ever be normal again, especially on how you look at your life, your wife, your family and the rest of the world. It is important to communicate your feelings with your wife. It is just as important to have someone else to talk with besides your wife so that you can have another avenue of communication. The people involved with SHARE Atlanta are a great source, either to talk with or put you in touch with someone who you will feel comfortable talking with.

The statistics show that parents who have a loss of such magnitude often separate. I feel that by open communication and working with each other you will build a stronger relationship with your spouse. Marcia and the people of SHARE Atlanta have helped my family by allowing us to openly discuss our Amelia in a safe environment and introduced us to incredible people with incredible stories. SHARE Atlanta is about sharing memories, family, faith and hope.

My wife and I had a fourth child in October 2001, Natalyn. She is beautiful and is definitely spoiled by her 2 older brothers and her parents as well. We remember our Amelia every day in our prayers and every year on her birthday, April 30. I know in my heart that Amelia and I will have our dance when I see her in heaven. Thank you Marcia and SHARE Atlanta for all of your support.

A. Todd Smith - May 2003

Dear SHARE Atlanta,

I will always remember the car ride to our first SHARE Atlanta meeting. It was only twelve days after our daughter was stillborn at 42 weeks. I know we were still in shock. We were just beginning the long journey of grief. I am told that it is rare for someone to come to a group so soon after a loss, but I am a firm believer in talking things out, and my husband was in no frame of mind to argue. We were not sure what to expect, but we were hoping for hope.

What we found was a wonderful family of people; a support network that has continued throughout these three years. We both continued the couples group for about six months, and I stayed with the women’s group for a year and a half. I made some good friends and have been able now to give back a little.

There is no pain so sharp as that of losing a child. SHARE Atlanta addresses not only that unique grief but also the loss of the dream for that unborn baby. Only another parent who has had the same loss will truly know how you feel. I would encourage anyone who has had a pregnancy or early newborn loss to seek out the unique support that SHARE Atlanta has to offer.

It is an opportunity to tell the story of your loss, a chance to talk about your baby, when often you are not able to with other friends and family. Even if you don’t share but only listen, you will find that by hearing other people’s stories you experience some healing and will know that you are not alone.

SHARE Atlanta and my church helped me in my grief process

I plan to enter my story on the website soon in hopes that it will help others.

At this time, I just want other families to know that SHARE Atlanta (in addition to my church) family has helped me immensly in the grief process. I am not sure if I could have gone on with life with out the support of this group. I thank everyone that I have met and has shared their experience in order to help me. Angela Johnson

Note from Marcia Feb. 6, 2004: Janna was a very important link in an in-service that SHARE Atlanta held on Feb. 5th at Rockdale County Hospital. She spoke from the perspective of a "caregiver" and as a parent. Her contribution was very meaningful.