Thank you to everyone who attended the 2011 Walk to Remember! Please share your favourite memories from this year's walk.
15 comments so far...
Ashley October 1, 2011 @ 10:16 pm
This year was the first year Myself, my husband and my parents attended. My son Sterling, died at 14 weeks in the whomb and I never got to hold him, or have a funeral or a birthday for him. Since he was a twin I carried both my boys until Peyton, his brother was born.
THANK YOU for such a wonderful event, My family and I will come every year since this is his special day. This is the one day a year my precious baby has a birthday/funeral/celebration/ and most of all when i heard someone else say his name. I got to say, yes, thats my son and not hear the words "im sorry" immdeiatly afterwards. My heart feels something it hasnt felt in a long three years. It felt a sense of pride that i have made it this far.
Janine Bouvier October 1, 2011 @ 10:23 pm
I really enjoyed what I call my "Caleb Time" today. A whole afternoon of it! My heart feels so peaceful right now. Thank you.
Shane and Kim DeSouza October 2, 2011 @ 2:32 pm
The day was truly amazing, touching and memorable. Seeing our dear child's name written in chalk on the sidewalk with all the other baby losses really touched our hearts and spirits deeply. We are not alone. We are not the only ones suffering with empty arms. We are not forgotten. Our wee "Sunshine Ariel" must have been so honoured that Daddy & Mommy could partake in a Walk to Remember (and for many years to come). Forever special and forever remembered. Our first and probably last pregnancy had gone from pure devestation in Spring 2010 to heavenly contentment October 1, 2011. We greatly appreciated the gift of life even for only a very short time and are happy this walk may continue for a lifetime.
Lindsey October 2, 2011 @ 2:52 pm
Loved being here again this year. This group does an amazing job putting together such a beautiful day for everyone who comes to remember their little one. Our family proudly sported our pink Shelby shirts. Am so glad to be part of this incredible day and thank everyone for their hard work to make this such a wonderful day for everyone.
Sheri October 2, 2011 @ 3:09 pm
We lost our baby in February of this year. We heard about the walk from pamphlets we received when we were in the hospital. I went along with 4 sisters, my parents, one brother in law and 7 nieces and nephews. This was the first time we participated in the walk as we had never even heard of it until we delivered our angel. We were all truly touched by every second of the day. The time and organization are so appreciated. I went into this day and didn't really know what to expect. I expected it to be emotional, and it was. But the other feelings I felt were knew to me since starting this journey back in February. I felt a sense of calm in knowing that I was not alone. I felt a sense of belonging, like all the people who were there knew and understood all the same emotions that I have on any given day. This was our first walk, and it will become an annual event. We were so moved by the entire experience. A huge thank you to all who made/make this day possible.
Nicole October 2, 2011 @ 6:06 pm
We lost four babies this year. My second pregnancy ended on December 26, 2010 at 12 weeks gestation. It was absolutly devastating, I can't imagine our lives with out another baby, so we kept trying. and lost 3 more sweet babies in the first trimester. I hit my personal bottom after my last loss. I found comfort with the grief therapist at the Royal Alex... this is where I learned of the walk to remember. I'm so happy my husband, daughter, and I went yesterday... I feel cleansed and at peace with my angel babies. there's something about standing next to other families that have experenced loss, to share our grief and find comfort. To walk that path lined with the names of loved and missed babies and to see our angels there too, my babies are real to the people that walked that path. Thank you to the organizers and volunteers, you all did a wonderful job. I will be there again next year.
Mandi Perkins October 3, 2011 @ 8:06 pm
This was my second year attending the walk to remember, after losing my son in July last year. I just wanted to say this walk is amazing. I was shocked to see how many people had gone though an experience like mine, loss of a baby. I was amazed to see how caring, and generous and giving everyone running the event and helping out with it are, the time and effort they put into writing all the babies names on the side walk and arranging and running such an amazing event. It's nice to get together with family and walk and remember my son, and just dedicate the whole day to his memory. It's so beautiful, and theres so much, balloons, the story line, snacks, drinks. It's an amazing event and I plan to go every year from now on. I suggest to anyone who has experienced a loss to attend, and bring your family, its a great experience.
Andrea October 6, 2011 @ 9:59 am
This was our second time that we have come, embraced, remembered, grieved and honored our son Tyler who passed away June 2009. It was just as touching as the first and every year will continue to be so close to our hearts. We thank you so very much for not only giving us the ability to have access to such wonderful resources in the hospital but also within our community.
The day Tyler was born, he wasn't expected to make it but he had (though we didn't find that out until after he passed). The words the nurse said to me I will never forget "I stayed with him until he took his last breathe, he wasn't alone." Tyler struggled his 40mins of life but she was by his side while I was being embraced by my husband. Thank you all for your love and support! You do amazing things for ALL families and we will continue to do all we can to support you back.
Kim October 8, 2011 @ 10:53 pm
We attend this event every year as our way of honoring my sister's beautiful baby boy, Bryson. She lives in Winnipeg and my family lives in Edmonton-the "Walk to Remember" event helps me feel closer to her. Both my daughters enjoy writing special notes to Bryson in heaven and then watching the ballons take the messages to him.
Natasha October 13, 2011 @ 9:32 am
This was our first time to this event and I'm so glad we did it. I gave birth to indentical girl triplets in March of this year at only 27 weeks. Our babies were born very small: 1lb 6.5oz, 1lb 7oz, and with our third baby girl, Nevaeh-only weighing in at 340 grams. Unfortunately, Nevaeh didn't make it and the other 2 girls were in hospital for 3 months. We did get to hold our angel baby, have a service for her when I got released from hospital. But a peice of us felt like we could do more to celebrate her life.
To honor Neveaeh, me, my husband, my 2 other daughters, my brother, and both of my parents attended a walk to remember. It was so comforting to be able to write down our thoughts, and be surrounded by others who understand what we've all gone through this past year.
Neaveh will always be apart of our lives. We made a promise to ourselves that our girls will grow up knowing about their angel sister now and forever. Every year from now on our family will be attending a "Walk to Remember" in Nevaeh's honor. Thank you for having such a wonderful event. xoxox
Cody Williamson October 13, 2011 @ 11:11 pm
Hello, I came across your site and love what your doing. I would love to attend a walk better yet I would love to have something like that here. I live in swift current Saskatchewan. I lost my baby girl Harlow on October 23 2010. It's almost been a year now and I still think about her every day, and it hurts just the same, but I would like to help other people get throughout miscarriage and infant loss. Any tips would be much appreciated!
Deirdre October 16, 2011 @ 11:55 pm
This was our second walk to remember. We lost our son feb 2009. After hours of labour and much excitement we went to the hospital expecting to give birth to a beautiful baby boy, but instead we learnt that he had passed away in my tummy just a few hours earlier. After delivery, i was handed an almost 10lbs gorgeous baby that was just sleeping. You feel like there is no one in the world who could relate to this feeling, pure devastation.
Feeling alone in this pain is so overwhelming. Thinking that no one knows how your feeling is all consuming. This walk reminds me that there are others just like me.
I also see hope in people's eyes, hope that life does go on.
I will attend this walk every year to know that someone other than my family has thought about Liam and to remind myself that loss is not exclusive to me.
You do such a great job with the walk - I feel proud to invite friends and family. Thank you!!
Anne October 24, 2011 @ 11:55 am
I cannot thank you enough for the amount of effort & care that goes into Walk to Remember, every detail is so beautiful. This was our second year in attendance & we look forward to being there in upcoming years too. The walk is our safe place, a place where we can remember & celebrate our son.. my heart hurts for every family missing their baby (or babies..) but it also helps to know we are not nearly as alone as we feel. I cannot thank you enough.
Andrea December 6, 2011 @ 9:16 am
Wondering when the beautiful photos that were captured will be posted?!
Elizabeth December 7, 2011 @ 9:21 pm
This event sounds wonderful. I heard about it when I miscarried 3 weeks after it was held this year. Maybe it could be held twice a year?
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Thank you to everyone who attended the 2011 Walk to Remember! Please share your favourite memories from this year's walk.
15 comments so far...
Ashley October 1, 2011 @ 10:16 pm
This year was the first year Myself, my husband and my parents attended. My son Sterling, died at 14 weeks in the whomb and I never got to hold him, or have a funeral or a birthday for him. Since he was a twin I carried both my boys until Peyton, his brother was born.
THANK YOU for such a wonderful event, My family and I will come every year since this is his special day. This is the one day a year my precious baby has a birthday/funeral/celebration/ and most of all when i heard someone else say his name. I got to say, yes, thats my son and not hear the words "im sorry" immdeiatly afterwards. My heart feels something it hasnt felt in a long three years. It felt a sense of pride that i have made it this far.
Janine Bouvier October 1, 2011 @ 10:23 pm
I really enjoyed what I call my "Caleb Time" today. A whole afternoon of it! My heart feels so peaceful right now. Thank you.
Shane and Kim DeSouza October 2, 2011 @ 2:32 pm
The day was truly amazing, touching and memorable. Seeing our dear child's name written in chalk on the sidewalk with all the other baby losses really touched our hearts and spirits deeply. We are not alone. We are not the only ones suffering with empty arms. We are not forgotten. Our wee "Sunshine Ariel" must have been so honoured that Daddy & Mommy could partake in a Walk to Remember (and for many years to come). Forever special and forever remembered. Our first and probably last pregnancy had gone from pure devestation in Spring 2010 to heavenly contentment October 1, 2011. We greatly appreciated the gift of life even for only a very short time and are happy this walk may continue for a lifetime.
Lindsey October 2, 2011 @ 2:52 pm
Loved being here again this year. This group does an amazing job putting together such a beautiful day for everyone who comes to remember their little one. Our family proudly sported our pink Shelby shirts. Am so glad to be part of this incredible day and thank everyone for their hard work to make this such a wonderful day for everyone.
Sheri October 2, 2011 @ 3:09 pm
We lost our baby in February of this year. We heard about the walk from pamphlets we received when we were in the hospital. I went along with 4 sisters, my parents, one brother in law and 7 nieces and nephews. This was the first time we participated in the walk as we had never even heard of it until we delivered our angel. We were all truly touched by every second of the day. The time and organization are so appreciated. I went into this day and didn't really know what to expect. I expected it to be emotional, and it was. But the other feelings I felt were knew to me since starting this journey back in February. I felt a sense of calm in knowing that I was not alone. I felt a sense of belonging, like all the people who were there knew and understood all the same emotions that I have on any given day. This was our first walk, and it will become an annual event. We were so moved by the entire experience. A huge thank you to all who made/make this day possible.
Nicole October 2, 2011 @ 6:06 pm
We lost four babies this year. My second pregnancy ended on December 26, 2010 at 12 weeks gestation. It was absolutly devastating, I can't imagine our lives with out another baby, so we kept trying. and lost 3 more sweet babies in the first trimester. I hit my personal bottom after my last loss. I found comfort with the grief therapist at the Royal Alex... this is where I learned of the walk to remember. I'm so happy my husband, daughter, and I went yesterday... I feel cleansed and at peace with my angel babies. there's something about standing next to other families that have experenced loss, to share our grief and find comfort. To walk that path lined with the names of loved and missed babies and to see our angels there too, my babies are real to the people that walked that path. Thank you to the organizers and volunteers, you all did a wonderful job. I will be there again next year.
Mandi Perkins October 3, 2011 @ 8:06 pm
This was my second year attending the walk to remember, after losing my son in July last year. I just wanted to say this walk is amazing. I was shocked to see how many people had gone though an experience like mine, loss of a baby. I was amazed to see how caring, and generous and giving everyone running the event and helping out with it are, the time and effort they put into writing all the babies names on the side walk and arranging and running such an amazing event. It's nice to get together with family and walk and remember my son, and just dedicate the whole day to his memory. It's so beautiful, and theres so much, balloons, the story line, snacks, drinks. It's an amazing event and I plan to go every year from now on. I suggest to anyone who has experienced a loss to attend, and bring your family, its a great experience.
Andrea October 6, 2011 @ 9:59 am
This was our second time that we have come, embraced, remembered, grieved and honored our son Tyler who passed away June 2009. It was just as touching as the first and every year will continue to be so close to our hearts. We thank you so very much for not only giving us the ability to have access to such wonderful resources in the hospital but also within our community.
The day Tyler was born, he wasn't expected to make it but he had (though we didn't find that out until after he passed). The words the nurse said to me I will never forget "I stayed with him until he took his last breathe, he wasn't alone." Tyler struggled his 40mins of life but she was by his side while I was being embraced by my husband. Thank you all for your love and support! You do amazing things for ALL families and we will continue to do all we can to support you back.
Kim October 8, 2011 @ 10:53 pm
We attend this event every year as our way of honoring my sister's beautiful baby boy, Bryson. She lives in Winnipeg and my family lives in Edmonton-the "Walk to Remember" event helps me feel closer to her. Both my daughters enjoy writing special notes to Bryson in heaven and then watching the ballons take the messages to him.
Natasha October 13, 2011 @ 9:32 am
This was our first time to this event and I'm so glad we did it. I gave birth to indentical girl triplets in March of this year at only 27 weeks. Our babies were born very small: 1lb 6.5oz, 1lb 7oz, and with our third baby girl, Nevaeh-only weighing in at 340 grams. Unfortunately, Nevaeh didn't make it and the other 2 girls were in hospital for 3 months. We did get to hold our angel baby, have a service for her when I got released from hospital. But a peice of us felt like we could do more to celebrate her life.
To honor Neveaeh, me, my husband, my 2 other daughters, my brother, and both of my parents attended a walk to remember. It was so comforting to be able to write down our thoughts, and be surrounded by others who understand what we've all gone through this past year.
Neaveh will always be apart of our lives. We made a promise to ourselves that our girls will grow up knowing about their angel sister now and forever. Every year from now on our family will be attending a "Walk to Remember" in Nevaeh's honor. Thank you for having such a wonderful event. xoxox
Cody Williamson October 13, 2011 @ 11:11 pm
Hello, I came across your site and love what your doing. I would love to attend a walk better yet I would love to have something like that here. I live in swift current Saskatchewan. I lost my baby girl Harlow on October 23 2010. It's almost been a year now and I still think about her every day, and it hurts just the same, but I would like to help other people get throughout miscarriage and infant loss. Any tips would be much appreciated!
Deirdre October 16, 2011 @ 11:55 pm
This was our second walk to remember. We lost our son feb 2009. After hours of labour and much excitement we went to the hospital expecting to give birth to a beautiful baby boy, but instead we learnt that he had passed away in my tummy just a few hours earlier. After delivery, i was handed an almost 10lbs gorgeous baby that was just sleeping. You feel like there is no one in the world who could relate to this feeling, pure devastation.
Feeling alone in this pain is so overwhelming. Thinking that no one knows how your feeling is all consuming. This walk reminds me that there are others just like me.
I also see hope in people's eyes, hope that life does go on.
I will attend this walk every year to know that someone other than my family has thought about Liam and to remind myself that loss is not exclusive to me.
You do such a great job with the walk - I feel proud to invite friends and family. Thank you!!
Anne October 24, 2011 @ 11:55 am
I cannot thank you enough for the amount of effort & care that goes into Walk to Remember, every detail is so beautiful. This was our second year in attendance & we look forward to being there in upcoming years too. The walk is our safe place, a place where we can remember & celebrate our son.. my heart hurts for every family missing their baby (or babies..) but it also helps to know we are not nearly as alone as we feel. I cannot thank you enough.
Andrea December 6, 2011 @ 9:16 am
Wondering when the beautiful photos that were captured will be posted?!
Elizabeth December 7, 2011 @ 9:21 pm
This event sounds wonderful. I heard about it when I miscarried 3 weeks after it was held this year. Maybe it could be held twice a year?