Agape Support Group: March 2009

The loss of a baby can be devastating to a family.
How do you pick up the pieces when hopes and dreams have been shattered? Grief is a natural part of child loss. How one approaches the grief process is criticl to regaining a sense of normalcy.

AGAPE is a support group for families who have experienced the loss of child for any reason, from conception to the first month of life.

AGAPE is for the mother, father, family or friends of those who have eperienced a loss.

AGAPE is for those who want, or are in need, or who wish to share and grow through these most painful processes.

AGAPE joins hands & hearts and prepares for the future.

AGAPE means LOVE

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

NILMDTS

Last night we discussed the new information Womack finally has about Now I lay me Down to Sleep. The group talked about what more could be done and am super excited that Geri agreed to have some pamphlets put in the grief handouts they have in L&D. What's more, and possibly more important, is we also discussed the option of having the photo sessions brought up in prenatal/birthing classes.

As much as this might scare a lot of parents, it is also a reality that they should be prepared for. It's not something you want to think about when you're pregnant, but I remember being blissfully ignorant...

Saturday, March 21, 2009

March Meetings

Meetings for this month are the same as usual, the second and fourth Tuesdays. As far as I know nothing else special is going on. Can't wait to see ya there!!

The leaf and teardrop symbolize the love and grief that families and loved ones feel when someone dies.

They reflect both the intense suffering of loss and hope for the future. The leaf, though fallen, is green with upturned edges, symbolizing hope. It floats in a pool of moving water, symbolizing there is movement in grief and hope for the future.

Colors range from a very deep purple, which represents intense sadness, to a much lighter and paler shade, symbolizing light and hope for the future. The drop on the leaf may be either a dew drop or a tear drop--meant to be whatever the person looking at the picture wants it to be.

The overall theme is that grief, as in nature, there are cycles and movement. As seasons change, so do feelings. There is water and there are tears, there is winter and there is spring, there is sadness...and there is hope.

AGAPE Goals

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

NILMDTS

Saturday, March 21, 2009

March Meetings