Monday, October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day and, to commemorate the day, you are invited to take part in a Remembrance Ceremony. The Ceremony will take place at 5 p.m. in the Lobby of the Commonwealth Medical College.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is a day of recognition for those babies lost due to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, stillbirths, prematurity, SIDS and all other causes.
The schedule for the event is as follows:
5:p.m. Gathering and light refreshments
5:15 p.m. Brief remarks
5:30 p.m. Closing ceremony: balloon release and candle distribution( feel free to create your own memory ribbon to attach to a balloon for release).
For more information about the event please contact Mollie Magnotta at 570-561-3800.
Please note: This event is family friendly.
It is great to know there are celebrations to attend for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. I will be lighting a candle at 7:00PM on Monday October 15th in memory of the baby I lost at 12 weeks pregnancy in early 2009 to hypothyroidism. I trusted my doctors as the experts and never doubted they would know everything there was to know about an underactive thyroid during pregnancy. This was the greatest regret of my life. The Thyroid Federation International estimates there are up to 300 million people, mainly women, worldwide suffering from thyroid dysfunction, yet over half are unaware of their condition. The scientific research clearly links hypothyroidism to miscarriage and still birth, yet the lack of awareness is pervasive. The day I miscarried my baby I vowed to research everything there was to know about this disease and warn other women. I fulfilled my vow on Monday October 1st when I launched my blog Hypothyroid Mom intentionally on the first day of Miscarriage Awareness Month in memory of the child I lost to hypothyroidism and in dedication to my 2 boys who beat the odds and made it to the world.