Hello all, and welcome to my individual fundraising page for team St. Gianna's Hope.

As some of you know we have endured heartbreaking loss over the past 4 years. I still have trouble talking about our most recent loss - but I felt called to do something to honor his life and the tremendous impact he continues to have on me. So I have decided to channel that suffering into a way to help others. I will be participating in the 2024 Footprints on our Hearts Walk and 5k to benefit Hope After Loss, Inc.

My experience with pregnancy loss was an extremely traumatic and isolating experience but it doesn't have to be that way!

For the past 25 years, Hope After Loss has been making a difference in the lives of those affected by pregnancy and infant loss through peer-to-peer support, outreach & education, and financial support for burials & cremation. 

Please show your support by making a donation to our team. Your donation will help ensure that their programs, which help bereaved families, continue! https://give.classy.org/WaitingInHope   

For more information on Hope After Loss or if you are navigating loss and are interested in joining a support group please visit their website: https://www.hopeafterloss.org/

And I leave you with a fitting poem by Donna Ashworth

LOVE CAME FIRST…

"You don’t move on after loss, but you must move with. You must shake hands with grief, welcome her in, for she lives with you now. Pull her a chair at the table and offer her comfort. She is not the monster you first thought her to be. She is love. And she will walk with you now, stay with you now, peacefully. If you let her. And on the days when your anger is high, remember why she came, remember who she represents. Remember. Grief came to you my friend because love came first. Love came first." 

Thank you for your love and support.

Hugs, 

Amy