Grief support

You’re Going To Be A Daddy!

We are honored to bring you this blog post by Sean Hanish.  Sean is a stillbirth dad first but also the author, director and producer of the movie, Return To Zero.  Please visit their website

Finding Your “New Normal”

Those of us that have experienced the loss of a child regardless of their gestation or age know all too well that ‘normal’ has ceased to exist as you knew it before.  And so the

Memorial Day Then & Now……

by Lindsey Wimmer, MSN, CPNP I have fond memories of Memorial Day from my childhood.  We would go around to the cemeteries where my great-grandparents, great aunts and uncles, and grandma were buried.  It always

Redefining Friendship After Your Baby Dies

by Lindsey Wimmer, MSN, CPNP -Executive Director, Star Legacy Foundation Even almost eight years after my first child was stillborn, I still find myself in situations that take my breath away or leave me speechless. 

Welcome to the “Club”

by Lindsey Wimmer, RN, MSN, CPNP In the days and weeks after my son was stillborn, I remember feeling like I was now a part of a “club” that I DID NOT ask to join

Healing hearts of those with Empty Arms…..

Many people believe that there are angels living among us who are here to help and guide us.    One of the most quoted verses of scripture to support the idea of angels living among us

October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month

Image courtesy of First Candle by Lindsey Wimmer, RN, MSN, CPNP October is upon us!  For some it is a time for apple orchards, hay rides, pumpkin patches, and raking leaves.  For those who have

Moments that take your breath away…..

by Lindsey Wimmer, MSN, CPNP   Today, I was picking my son Grant up from camp.  I told the counselor his name and this young man then turned around and said, “Garrett Wimmer, your mom