A dear friend of mine went into labor at 21 weeks, the baby was born alive and lived for about 2 hours. They are having the baby cremated and having a very small and intimate memorial for people to stop by and give hugs, pay respects, etc etc. I am in charge of the alter/table. They are going to have a picture of the baby and the urn on the table. I would like to make the table very special and meaningful. I was thinking of maybe getting a gold table cloth, or maybe white. I was also thinking about getting a candle holder that holds the colorful sand and allowing people to pour sand and maybe say a prayer for the little one, I was also considering a book for people to sign. So this way they can have something to keep since they are placing the ern somehwere. If anyone has any other ideas that they could pass on that would be greatly appreciated. He is a special freind and I want to make this a very loving gestrure for them and honor the little one. Thanks a bunch.
A friend of mine (whoe lives in San Diego) saw this post and forward it to me. I am very sorry for your friends loss. I have several ideas. First of all... I own a very small company called Dreemie Preemie www.DreemiePreemie.com. I have a page in the NICU Bundle called My Life Was Beautiful. It was made just for this purpose. A book about the baby and his/her's short life would be nice. A baby book if you will, something normal, something to help mourn. I might also suggest a balloon release. There is a poem by Jeff Foxworthy called "Escape"
Escape
How happy are balloons that finally get away?
Escaped from little hands
That tried to make them stay
Where do they go, I wonder?
With no map to guide them
To heaven I would guess
Where little angels ride them
That way they can send something up to their own little baby angel.
Just a few thoughts.
Katrena Shirley
www.DreemiePreemie.com