Unspoken Grief is a safe place to share, talk, support and learn about the impact of miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal loss in our lives. A grief and journey that is often underestimated which can cause women, partners, families and friends to feel silenced – invisible.
20 OctUnspoken Grief
17 Oct5, 4, 3, 2, 1…
5, 4, 3, 2, 1! That’s right…only FIVE DAYS LEFT until the first A.C.D.K. HOPE Foundation fundraiser! It is scheduled for this Friday, October 21, 2011 @ the Billerica Elks Club. There will be food, dancing, and raffles. For more information, please contact Christine, Jeana, and/or Julie at acdkhope@gmail.com We promise you’ll have a good time!
Time is running out so you can purchase tickets at the door beginning at 7 pm. If you can not make the event, please send all donations to the HOPE Group. Address information is on the Contact Us Page and we’ll forward it to the foundation. Thanks!
17 OctSwallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing by Thomas R. Golden
Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing by Thomas R. Golden is a book for men and women about the masculine side of healing from loss. Discover new and powerful ways to heal. Answer questions like how the genders differ in their healing? Attain greater understanding between partners. Examples of successful healing and the uniqueness of each gender’s journey. The book also provides new ways to understnad your grief and ways the individual’s loss can impact the entire family.
Swallowed by a Snake is meant to be a map and a guide through the experience of loss. It will help you move through the pain of loss and into a place of healing and transformation.
Please leave a comment below if you liked the book or not and why. Your opinion may help another member. Thanks!
12 OctOctober is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
In remembrance of our babies born too soon, the HOPE Group is posting the following 1988 Presidential Proclamation declaring October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Since 1988 the world has seen many changes, but pregnancy loss continues. Let us reflect this month and support those newly bereaved and those whose loss is still close to our hearts.
Each year, approximately a million pregnancies in the U.S. end in miscarriage, stillbirth or the death of the newborn child. National observance of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month offers us the opportunity to increase our understanding of the great tragedy involved in the deaths of unborn and newborn babies. It also enables us to consider how, as individuals and communities, we can meet the needs of bereaved parents and family members on work to prevent causes of these problems.
Health care professionals recognize that trends of recent years, such as smaller family size and postponement of childbearing, adds another dimension of poignancy to the grief of parents who have lost infants. More than 700 local, national and international support groups are supplying programs and strategies designed to help parents cope with their loss. Parents who have suffered their own losses, health care professionals and specially trained hospital staff members are helping newly bereaved parents deal constructively with loss…
The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 314, has designated the month of October, as “Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month” and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this month.
NOW, THEREFORE, I RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the month of October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fifth day of October in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-eight and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirteenth.
Ronald Reagan
Former President
United States of America
28 SepThree Weeks Left…
There are only three weeks left before the A.C.D.K. HOPE Foundation’s Fundraiser. Here at HOPE we’ve been getting a lot of inquiries regarding the event scheduled for Friday, October 21, 2011 @ the Billerica Elks Club. For more information, please contact Christine, Jeana, and/or Julie at acdkhope@gmail.com
It sounds like it’s going to be a wonderful night filled with conversation, good food, music, and a few fabulous raffles. Don’t miss it! Tickets can be purchased at the door.
28 SepA Concert to Remember
The North Shore Chapter of the Compassionate Friends would like to share information regarding a Concert to Remember. The concert is a fundraiser for Ben Speaks.
Ben Speaks (www.benspeaks.org) is holding its annual fundraiser on 11-11-11 in Newton Centre, MA. It is entitled “A Concert To Remember” where we use music to take the audience through the various stages of the grief process with music. Also included is a candle lighting ceremony to remember loved ones.
This year we welcome the very talented recording artist, singer/songwriter Karen Taylor-Good (www.karentaylorgood.com) to headline the concert. Karen is the composer of the Compassionate Friends’ song “Precious Child” and will be performing it at this concert.
Ben Speaks is in the process of producing a recording entitled “Forever In My Heart”, a compilation of 16 songs donated by several musicians from the Empower Music Association (of which Karen is a member). “Precious Child” is included on this CD and it will be available at the 11-11-11 concert for a mere $5.00 suggested donation.
Contact the North Shore Chapter of the Compassionate Friends’ Executive Director, Judy Giovangelo at 617-592-6715 or judygio@aol.com for more information. Click here to view the concert flier and learn more about the fundraiser.
26 SepFall 2011 New HOPE Newsletter
The Fall 2011 New HOPE Newsletter is now being assembled! We are eagerly accepting submissions. Submissions may be in the form of letters, poems, song lyrics, etc. The deadline for submissions is October 23, 2011. Submissions may be emailed to webmaster@rindyshope.org Thanks!
26 SepInternational Bereaved Fathers’ Day
We often forget that fathers hurt too. So in their honor, Carly Marie from Project Heal created this video. We hope it conveys how special our fathers are!
15 SepR U OK?
How many times are we, the bereaved, asked are we ok? It’s an important question and one that we don’t always answer truthfully…probably because the person asking doesn’t always want to hear the answer. Hopefully this post will encourage everyone asking R U OK? to truly mean it.
Thursday, September 15, 2011 is RUOK? Day in Australia. It is a national day of action that aims to prevent suicide by encouraging Australians to connect with someone they care about and help stop little problems turning into big ones.
On this day everyone across the country, from all backgrounds and walks of life, are encouraged to ask family, friends and colleagues: “Are you OK?”.
Because staying connected with others is crucial to our general health and well-being. Feelings of isolation and being alone are major contributing factors to depression and social issues that can ultimately result in suicide. Regular, meaningful conversations can protect those we know and love.
It’s so simple but in the time it takes to have a coffee, you can start a conversation that could change a life. Read more…
15 SepTickets for the A.C.D.K. Hope Foundation Fundraiser on Sale Now!
Hello HOPE members, tickets are now on sale for the ACDK Hope Foundation’s Fundraiser scheduled for Friday, October 21st.
Ticketrs are $15 for one or $25 for a couple. Tickets can be purchased from Christine Boudreau, Julie Richardson, and/or Jeana Catarino. All three girls are available on FaceBook. Or, you can contact us here at HOPE and we will assist you in purchasing tickets. Tickets can also be purchased at the door the night of the event.
Hope to see you all there! It’s a great cause so please come out to support A.C.D.K. Hope Foundation.