About Infant Loss & Remembrance
March of Dimes recognizes that loss and bereavement is a part of some pregnancy and newborn journeys. To those families who have experienced the loss of a baby, we stand with you. Remembrance is an important pillar in the March of Dimes’ mission and is deeply personal to many of our supporters and volunteers.
October 15, March of Dimes’ Georgia Market observed Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Day with various activities dedicated to the remembrance of babies lost, but never forgotten. We provided meals for hardworking Labor & Delivery nurses at Northside Hospital, we lit the King & Queen Towers blue and pink, and today we’re thrilled to announce the establishment of our new Remembrance Giving Circle, honoring families who have experienced pregnancy and infant loss.
YOUR SUPPORT
Funds donated to March of Dimes help us provide educational bereavement materials to our hospital partners, to support local remembrance events and lantern releases, to provide meaningful remembrance activities in the designated “Remembrance Road” area of March for Babies events, and to generally support bereavement staff and projects for hospitals in this market.
We are establishing this Giving Circle in loving memory of our former Georgia Market Board President, Evan Pontz, who experienced his own journeys of loss. Evan’s deep commitment to remembrance inspired his incredible service to March of Dimes and touched many lives over the years. Will you consider giving today?
For more information, please contact Shelly Owens at [email protected] or (404) 476-2117
CORY MOSS'S STORY
March of Dimes Atlanta Board Chairman Cory and his wife Kendyl were overjoyed to be expecting boy triplets. Suddenly at 18 weeks Kendyl had to be put on bedrest and undergo a cerclage to keep the boys from being born. At 25 weeks gestation, the triplets entered into the world and were quickly placed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Cory and Kendyl spent hours every day in the NICU reading to the boys, talking to them, and reflecting on all of the lessons they were being taught by them instead of vice versa. They celebrated every milestone, big or small, and sadly after weeks of ups and downs in the NICU, the oldest and youngest boys; Christopher & Cale passed away from necrotizing entercolitis (NEC) a disease of the intestine. They held Christopher and Cale as they took their last breaths. Kellen, the middle triplet survived after spending 3 months in the NICU and is now 17 years old. The Moss Family honors Christopher and Cale and their family’s journey by supporting March of Dimes.
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