Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Hospital Donations

Our first donations to hospitals took place 2 weeks ago.  Due to my sensitivity with Labor & Delivery we mailed our first donations.  This was a very exciting time inside Two Comfort, Two Hope.  Shortly after the packages were mailed we received a Thank you card from the hospital where I delivered my sons.  This really was confirmation that things like this are needed and very appreciated.  We are beginning to start making more sets to replenish our stock pile.  

If you would like to donate to your hospital or want us to do it for you.  Please email us at: 2comfort2hope@gmail.com

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Continuous Circle of Giving-Molly Bears



Can you help?

Please click HERE to donate to Molly Bears




Molly Bears started twenty three months ago with the simple idea of bringing comfort and hope to people in the midst of tragedy. Out of this desire, Molly Bears has continued to grow, sending out over 1,500 bears thus far. What started out as one lady in her living room making bears in memory of her daughter has grown into so much more.  However, even as we have grown and changed, Molly Bears has not done enough to keep up with demand.  

The stark reality we face today as a company is that we do not have the funds available to keep up with the demand of bear production.  We are now, like many months before, dangerously close to running out of funds.

In order for Molly Bears to continue to be a vital resource for the loss community we need YOUR help! We need to raise over $100,000 to complete our waiting list of over 2,000 bears.  We simply need 1,000 people to raise $100 each for Molly Bears.

Please share your Rally page with your friends and family today, and set a goal to raise $100.
Together we WILL make a difference in the infant and child loss community.

With love,

Molly Bears

Molly Bears Management Team

http://www.mollybears.com/

Friday, June 22, 2012

New Butterfly Babies Post

Please go to the "Butterfly Babies" tab to read Madaline Kyra's story.

Thank you for sharing Madaline's story with us.  We are so terribly sorry for the loss of your precious baby girl.

"Forget me not 
My little one 
You have left us too soon 
Though my body can no longer hold you 
I hold you forever in my heart 
As precious and beautiful as this flower caught in time 
A mother's love does not forget."
~Unknown


Wednesday, June 20, 2012

New Ideas

I'm sorry to post so many posts today, but things are happening and we want to share.  Last night Brandi introduced a new idea.  We are adding hand sewn blankets to the comfort sets.  Since it seems the blanket portion of the set seems to take the longest when crocheting, we decided this would be a great addition, and would help to speed things along in order to provide our service to hospitals and organizations faster.  We also feel that it would be a sweet addition to the sets.  The blankets will be sewn from cotton, flannel, and fleece.  More pictures to come, last night we spent the evening cutting out the pattern.

We are adding the instructions to the "Can You Help?" and "Patterns" tabs soon.

Our First Donation


A HUGE thank you to April Brittingham for our first donation in loving memory of her precious baby boys.  We are so sorry for the loss of your sons.  

"An angel in the book of life wrote down my baby's birth. 
Then whispered as she closed the book "too beautiful for earth". 
~Author Unknown

Comfort Sets (Pictures)


Preemie Set


Micro-Preemie Set


Preemie Set


Packaged Preemie Sets


Packaged Micro-Preemie Sets

Continuous Circle of Giving-Teeny Tears

We do not limit our giving to only hospitals.  We want to initiate a Continuous Circle of Giving.  In this circle we will include many other bereavement organizations .  Teeny Tears was first on our list of charities to donate to.  Next will be Calvin's Hats.  Each time we give to a different charity we will feature them on our blog.  We want to give them the recognition they deserve and inspire others to give.

"When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving much advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a gentle and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares."
 - Henri Nouwen






The packages will be sent off soon.  For ways you can help Teeny Tears please click here.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Birth Certificate Request Forms

I decided since the hospital where I gave birth to my boys didn't give me the form to request their birth certificates (some hospitals don't know if the parents wish to have a birth certificate) I would make links on the right side of the page so anyone can print the forms off.  This gives you the option to not have to call labor and delivery to request the form.  Please make sure a birth record was filed by your hospital before requesting a birth certificate.  A sure fire way to know a record was filed would be if you've already received social security cards.   Please visit the vital records website for your state.  In some states in addition to requesting a birth certificate you can also request a separate certificate if your baby was born still, some states even offer heirloom certificates.  The list is up on the right hand side.  Each state has different requirements for obtaining a birth certificate so please read the instructions carefully.  The forms on the side are for mail in requests.  Some states do offer online request.  I hope this is helpful.

Lindsey

Friday, June 15, 2012

Butterfly Babies

Grief is a journey with no destination.  Be gentle with yourself.  There is no right or wrong way to grieve the loss of your child.  The stories of parents and birth stories of children are often left unspoken, which in turn leaves mother's and father's to believe they're alone.  You're not alone.  Sadly, babies die everyday, and parents are forced down a road of uncertainty and pain.  Do you want to share your story?  If so, please email us your story and journey of grief.  We would love to feature you on our blog under the "Butterfly Babies" tab.  After my sons died I saw two butterflies, the first one the day we got home from the hospital.  This butterfly was larger just like Quinton was bigger than Owen and looked like this:

I saw a second butterfly the next day that looked like this:

This butterfly was smaller like Owen.  I knew this was my boys telling me they were okay, because I did not see another butterfly until after I returned to work over a week later.  To this day I have not seen any butterflies that look like these.

Imagine the whole of your life changing to such an extreme you are unrecognizable at the end of the transformation. Mind you, this change takes place in a short span of about a month (that’s how long the butterfly life cycle is).  Which is why we chose to name your stories "Butterfly Babies".  The transformation of a butterfly is much like the transformation of each individual after they experience the tragic loss of their child.  Some say the symbol of a butterfly represents freedom, change, rebirth after death, strength, and loneliness (as a butterfly never meets its mother).

If you would like to share your story please email us at:  2comfort2hope@gmail.com

Please use "Butterfly Babies" in the subject line.  Start by giving us your name, your child or children's name. The date they were born and their Angelversary.  Then tell us your story.  


Love
Lindsey

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Exciting Steps

We are making progress on this site.  We ordered business cards.  Post Office box will be opened today.  We can then update the "Can you help?" tab.  There is lots to still do.  A pretty long list.  Check out what our business cards will look like below:


We wanted to stay simple yet elegant.  I think it came off perfect.  We should be getting them soon.  

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Hope





Hope is such a marvelous thing. 
It bends, It twists,
it sometimes hides, 
but rarely does it break... 
It sustains us when nothing else can....
It gives us reason to 
continue and courage 
to move ahead when 
we tell our selves 
we'd rather give in.
Hope puts a smile on our face
when the heart cannot manage,..

Hope puts our feet on the path
when our eyes cannot see it. 
Hope moves us to act
when our souls are confused of the direction...
Hope is a wonderful thing something
to be cherished natural and
something that will refresh us in return.
And it can be found in each of us
and it can bring light in to the darkest
of places never lose
hope.

Please bear with us...

Our blog/site is under construction please bear with us.