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Angel Story: Nashton James

10/25/2018

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by Tiffany · posted by Rachel's Gift
Birthdate: October 4, 2012
Parents: Tiffany & Chad

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​Nashton James Hood was born on October 4, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. He was 8 lbs. 4 oz. and 20" long.  He was perfect. He had his grandfather's beautiful skin color and dark hair. Much different than big brother, Bexton, who is very fair skinned with light blonde hair. Bexton loved his little brother so much! He wasn't even 2 yet. We were over the moon to have 2 boys. We loved our little chunky boy! Turns out Nashton was very colicky and inconsolable for the first three months. He threw up a lot and Bexton gagged. We thought it was funny! Between his third and fourth month he became happier.  We were finally getting in the swing of two different babysitters and me going back to work. Everything was going good! I was so excited to take his 4 month photo in a few days, because he most likely wouldn't be crying this month! 

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Angel Story: Camden Jace

10/19/2018

 
by Cynthia and Andrew · posted by Rachel's Gift
Birthdate: December 13, 2017
Parents: Cynthia & Andrew 
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​On December 12th, 2017, I went in for my last OB appointment at 40 weeks pregnant, to check on our sweet baby boy. I notified my doctor that I had not felt my baby move much all weekend. She checked for his heartbeat for what felt like hours, then she tells me that his heartbeat wasn't as loud or as strong as she needed it to be. I was then sent to the hospital to check on everything. When we got to the hospital, they tried to find the heartbeat with the heart monitor and then with an ultrasound. At this point, even after all of this, the thought that my precious child had passed away never crossed my mind. Then my doctor walks in, shuts the door and pulls the curtain behind her and at that moment I knew. She looked at me and said "I am so sorry but he has passed away". I just cried as she sat at the foot of the bed and as my husband held me crying as well.

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October 15th

10/15/2018

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by Rachel's Gift
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Did you know?

The first observation of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day in the U.S. was October 15, 2002.
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On September 28, 2006, House Concurrent Resolution 222 was passed in the House of Representatives proclaiming October 15th of each year to be Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day in the United States.
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The full Resolution can be read here: https://www.congress.gov/…/house-concurrent-resolu…/222/text
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Angel Story: Ava

10/12/2018

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by Nicole Diller · posted by Rachel's Gift
​Birthdate: October 12, 2017
Parents: Nicole & Herman

​In honor of Ava's 1st birthday.

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​My husband and I met in high school gym class, I was just 14 and he was 17, but we immediately fell for each other. We started dating, and after 4 years we had our first son. Shortly after we had our son, we continued to try to grow our little family and had a daughter and another son. Unfortunately, along the way we lost 6 babies to miscarriage and decided it was time to stop trying. Enduring all of those losses was hard, but I had this feeling that we were still missing a piece to our puzzle. That’s when Ava’s story started.

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Angel Story: Bennett Edward

10/4/2018

 
by Megan Lee, Matt Lee · posted by Rachel's Gift
​Birthdate: February 4, 2018
Parents: Megan & Matt
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In May of 2017 I married my best friend and we knew we wanted children as soon as possible. We were so happy to find out I was pregnant just a few months after our wedding day. A healthy little boy would be joining our family and we could not have been more excited. As most families do, we waited until we were in the “safe” zone to announce our pregnancy, or so we thought. Absolutely nothing forecasted what we were about to endure in the coming months; you never imagine yourself being that unexplained 1%.

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October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month

10/1/2018

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by Rachel's Gift
This month is a time to reflect and honor the lives of our angel babies.

​Miscarriage and still birth are topics no one likes to talk about, but it is through sharing that we can lift each other up and provide some comfort for each other during a devastating time. If you'd like to publicly share your story with the Rachel's Gift community, please email us at rachelsgift@icloud.com. 
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It would be an honor to tell your family's story. We want to recognize these losses in hopes of bringing awareness to those not living our reality. ​​
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