You Made Me Mom
2019-05-16 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-06-20 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-07-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-08-15 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-09-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-10-17 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-11-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-12-19 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) and 12 more dates
An open invitation is extended to any woman who has lost a child due to miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death. You are welcome whether the loss occurred ten plus years ago or ten hours ago, and even if you have other living children, have no living children, are currently pregnant, or struggle with fertility. Email your respective city to rsvp and receive meeting address information.
city chapters email contact:
– kansas city, mo | amy@youmadememom.com
– milford, in | hannah@youmadememom.com – witchita, ks | nicole@youmadememom.com

Father's Day
2019-06-16
Honoring all the Dads this Father’s Day, Especially those missing their babies and children.

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Month
2019-10-01 08:00 - 2019-10-31 17:00
In October 1988, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed October as National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. “When a child loses his or her parent, they are called an orphan. When a spouse loses her or his partner, they are called a widow or widower. When parents lose their child, there isn’t a word to describe them. This month recognizes the loss so many parents experience across the United States and around the world. It is also meant to inform and provide resources for parents who have lost children due to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, stillbirths, birth defects, SIDS, and other causes.”

Wave of Light
2019-10-15 19:00 - 20:00
If everyone lights a candle at 7:00 pm and keeps it burning for at least one hour, there will be a continuous WAVE OF LIGHT over the entire world on October 15th, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.

Our candle burns in honor of all the babies taken too soon, but particularly for Emilia Madeleine Rose Clough, our daughter born asleep on March 15, 2017.

Slice of Donation at Minsky's Pizza
2019-10-24 11:00 - 22:00 | Minsky’s Pizza Northland Locations
What better way to support the PAIL Community than with a day of fundraising and great food at Minsky’s Pizza!

Dine-in, carry out, or order delivery from any of the three Kansas City **NORTHLAND** locations (LIBERTY, BARRY ROAD EAST & BARRY ROAD WEST) on Thursday, October 24th, 2019 from Open to Close, 11 am-10 pm.

Present the attached Slice of Donation flyer (Can be found below in the comments section) or mention Emilia’s Wings to your server at the end of your meal, at the counter, or to your driver to validate your donation. Minsky’s Pizza will donate 15 percent of food and non-alcoholic beverage sales to Emilia’s Wings. No discounts may be offered or used in conjunction with this program.

Can’t attend or want to help raise even more? Order lunch for your office or place a catering order the week of the Slice of Donation event and Minksy’s will still contribute up to 15%. Just ask your cashier when calling your order in.

Walk To Remember
2020-10-11 - 2020-10-17
2020 Walk To Remember
October 11th – October 17th

COVID-19 has put a halt on most celebrations this year. While we cannot be together in person, we are coming together virtually to give families a safe and memorable opportunity to celebrate Pregnancy and Infant Loss Month. Please join Linked in Loss Foundation and Emilia’s Wings for a Virtual Walk To Remember. This walk is a time for encouragement and reflection as we remember and celebrate the lives of our babies. We hope that this event offers families a safe platform where they feel comfortable speaking their babies’ names out loud, while also raising awareness for Pregnancy and Infant Loss.

DETAILS:
Starts: October 11th, 2020
Ends: October 17th, 2020
Candlelight Ceremony: October 15th @ 7 pm CT
Cost: FREE!

How Does Our Virtual Walk To Remember Work?
> Our Virtual Walk is free for all participants. We seek to offer a safe and welcoming environment for anyone who has been affected by Pregnancy and Infant Loss.
> This walk is open to anyone who wishes to participate, regardless of where you live! We welcome you to walk or run anywhere, any time during the week of October 11th-17th.
> Walk or run as far as you want at the location of your choice. Feel free to set your own distance and pace.
> If you’d like, coordinate a walk with your family and friends – either in-person or virtually depending on your comfort level, ability, and current CDC guidelines – or walk alone if you’d prefer to reflect on the life of your baby in silence and solitude.
> All participants are welcome to write a letter to their baby. This letter can be as short or long as you wish. After you complete your Walk to Remember, take your letter and burn it, allowing the ashes to float toward Heaven to be received by your baby.
> On October 15th (International Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day) we will hold a Candlelight Remembrance Ceremony on Zoom at 7 pm Central Time. As a registered participant, your baby’s name will be read aloud for all attendees to hear as you light a candle in their memory.
> Our goal is to spread awareness about Pregnancy & Infant Loss while creating a safe environment for families to honor their babies. We encourage you to share photos and videos from this event under the hashtag #????. Photos and videos that are submitted may be featured in a promotional slideshow.

For more information about Linked In Loss Foundation and Emilia’s Wings, please visit the following pages:
Linked In Loss Foundation
Emilia’s Wings

Candlelight Remembrance Ceremony
2020-10-15 19:00 - 19:15
On October 15th (International Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day) together Linked in Loss Foundation and Emilia’s Wings will hold a Candlelight Remembrance Ceremony on Zoom at 7 pm Central Time. As a registered participant, your baby’s name will be read aloud for all attendees to hear as you light a candle in their memory.
This event coincides with our Virtual Walk to Remember, which takes place throughout the week of October 11th-October 17th. For more information, please visit our Walk to Remember Registration page.

International Bereaved Mother's Day
2023-05-07
“Mother’s Day is a day of the year that we come together to celebrate all the mothers around the world. It’s a day that is supposed to bring joy, recognition, love, and appreciation to these incredible women that do so much for humanity. If you have experienced the death of one or more of your children, struggle to conceive a child or are unable to fall pregnant at all, this day can often bring up feelings of isolation, unworthiness, pain, and sadness.
Much of society has forgotten the true meaning of Mother’s Day and fails to support and recognize all true mothers.

International Bereaved Mother’s Day is a temporary movement. It is a heart-centered attempt at healing the official Mother’s Day. I believe that we can do this and that sometime in the near future there will be no need for this day at all because all true mothers will be recognized, loved, supported and celebrated.

On International Bereaved Mother’s Day, get together with your closest friends and family and celebrate your beautiful Mother Heart. Celebrate your babies and children. Let’s speak about the true meaning of Mother’s Day. Let us start some healing conversations.” -NILMDTS

Father's Day BBQ
2023-06-03 16:30 - 18:30 | Facilitator’s Home, Kansas City, MO, United States
Join us for a Father’s Day BBQ! When it comes to child loss, fathers are the ones who are often forgotten. People have forgotten the weight he too carries on a daily basis. Let us come together to show our love and support for the men in our lives who carry a tremendous amount of grief and love in their hearts for their babies. Fathers, we see you this Father’s Day and every day too!
In honor of Father’s Day, we will be gathering at the home of the facilitator, Charmel, for a backyard BBQ. Bring a side of food and a lawn chair and prepare to have a great time! We will post a link to a food sign up once the event gets closer.
Contact, Charmel, for more details and for a link to the food sign up.

National Bereaved Parents Day
2023-07-01
“Bereaved Parents Awareness Month is observed every year around the world in July. For a lot of people, it can be difficult to talk openly about their grief; many of them feel that it is too personal or too private. Even though talking about the events that caused their grief is crucial to recovery, people are hesitant in talking about it. It is a universally accepted fact that parents should not have to bury their children. The pain is immeasurable and parents carry this grief with them throughout their lives. But even in these darkest of times, it is important to remember that you are not alone. Whenever you look for help, you will always find communities of people, parents, and others who will be there for you and support you. It’s for this reason that we observe Bereaved Parents Awareness Month.
It exists to provide support to parents who have lost their children, but its other aim is to raise awareness about how many parents have suffered the loss of a child. Not only does it enable bereaved parents to find resources and support to overcome their grief, but it also seeks to provide information to others, including family, friends, and relatives, on how they can help parents overcome their loss. Social support becomes more important than ever during times of grief. Even if you feel uncomfortable at first or are unsure of how to console a bereaved parent, try to at least be there for them. Even something as simple as being a good listener can be extremely comforting.” – National Today

National Rainbow Baby Day
2023-08-22
“National Rainbow Baby Day is celebrated annually on August 22. It’s a day when families throughout the country commemorate the lives of their lost infants while also celebrating motherhood. A rainbow baby is a child delivered to a family who has previously experienced stillbirth, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, or infant mortality. These subsequent pregnancies can cause intense anxiety, guilt, and even dread, as well as joy and healing. The name ‘rainbow’ refers to the child’s ability to bring optimism and relief after the emotional storm of a previous loss.
Pregnancy loss and rainbow infants have been around since the dawn of time, but the holiday to honor them is relatively recent. National Rainbow Baby Day was established in 2018 by the charity What The Fertility, founded by Alexis DelChiaro. The former T.V. personality and anchor claims that becoming a mother and raising her children was her genuine calling and passion. She developed National Rainbow Baby Day as a result of her experience.
Miscarriages, stillbirths, and infant loss are sometimes compared to a storm in terms of sadness and anguish. A rainbow baby is a successful pregnancy following a failed one. By 2008, the expression appeared in Christie Brooks’ collection “Our Heartbreaking Choices” in an article called ‘Forty-Six Women Tell Their Stories of Interrupting a Much-Wanted Pregnancy.’ As a result, the term gained traction on the internet in mother-to-mother forums, aided by the de-stigmatization of miscarriages in popular culture.
In their 2015 picture book, “A Rainbow Baby Story,” Crystal Falk and Kim Roman gave care and advice to families on the subject. Celebrities who have had rainbow babies, such as Beyoncé and Jay Z, are occasionally featured on popular websites and magazines. Rainbow babies symbolize a lot of things: love, hope, and new beginnings. Their very existence is a gift their parents never imagined they might get. Talking about rainbow babies is also essential because it can make parents who have lost a child feel less alone. That is why the day has been designated a national holiday.” – National Today
