Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep News and Events http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Events and News for Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep en-us Tuesday, 21 February 2012 <![CDATA[ Faith helps Mid-South family prepare for newborn's 8 hours of life ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A Mid-South family was forced to prepare themselves for the death of a child born with a rare birth defect.

The Walker family checked into the hospital knowing they would not be going home with baby Grayson James Walker.  

http://www.wmctv.com/story/16962767/mid-south-family-celebrates-newborns-eight-hours-of-life

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Remembrance photography comforts families facing the loss of a child ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Most families have a lifetime of memories when a loved one dies, but what if the lifetime is just a few days, or even a few minutes. A national program with volunteers in western virginia is helping families facing the loss of a young child.

http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj7-remembrance-photography-20120213,0,2757228.story

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Buckley Report: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A photographer was ready to ease another family’s pain of having a stillborn baby, but Christmas morning ended up being a surprise for everyone, including doctors.   Bob Buckley shares the story of Tom, Jill and Noelle Aguiar.

http://myfox8.com/2012/02/03/buckley-report-now-i-lay-me-down-to-sleep-2/

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Volunteer photographers provide memories for grieving parents ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ The birth of a child is usually a time filled with joy, but sadly, it turns tragic for many.

"That was my little angel," says Laura Williams of Gate City, Virgina, as she scrolls through photos on her computer. "She was beautiful, she was a little me all over," is how Laura describes her daughter, Miracle, "same facial features, same hair, she was just so much like me."

http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/02/2/volunteer-photographers-provide-memories-grieving--ar-1659534/

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Duggar baby photo viewed by some as a model for grieving parents ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/  The Duggar family's decision to post a photo showing the tiny hand of the baby that Michelle Duggar miscarried earlier this month reflects a growing trend among grieving parents to find way to openly deal with their loss.

latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/12/duggar-family-baby-photo-grieving.html

 

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Duggar Family Copes With Loss of Jubilee ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Michelle Duggar, who recently miscarried her 21st pregnancy this week, comforts her little ones while her older children and husband comfort her.

Duggar, whose super-size family stars in a reality TV show on TLS, told People magazine how she explained the loss to her 7-year-old son, Jackson.

abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2011/12/duggar-family-copes-with-loss-of-jubilee/

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep serves the Duggar Family of the show “19 Kids and Counting” ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/  

For Immediate Release

 

Contact: Gina Harris, Executive Director Phone: (720) 283-3339 or Click here to email Gina

Deborah Billingsley, a volunteer affiliated photographer of the nonprofit agency, Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (NILMDTS) received a call last Friday to serve a family. It was a couple that had lost their baby. As a volunteer and professional photographer, Deborah frequently receives such calls. This particular call happened to be from the Duggar family of the TLC show.

The Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep mission is to introduce remembrance photography to parents suffering the loss of a baby with the free gift of professional portraiture. Thousands of families from many different backgrounds and faiths have received services as a way to capture these precious images of their baby. Many families are unprepared for the loss they will suffer. Sometimes having only moments with their child, these images provide tangible proof that their child was real. For many, this is an important part of their healing process. NILMDTS has a network of 7,000 photographers worldwide.

Recently, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, the parents in the show, announced they were pregnant with their 20th child. Last week, they learned the baby’s heart stopped beating. The Duggars reached out to NILMDTS for the nonprofit’s service.

“Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep offers our deepest condolences to the Duggar family. No one should have to suffer the loss of a baby. We hope these images will help bring comfort to the family as they heal,” said Gina Harris, executive director of NILMDTS.

Deborah took the call just like she would from any family. The Duggars kept Deborah on call for the delivery of their baby. Their baby was born Sunday where they learned she was a girl and named her Jubilee Shalom.

Deborah served as a registered nurse for 12 years, and has been a photographer for 20 years. When she heard of NILMDTS, she knew this was a perfect organization to give her time and talents. She served the family not only as a NILMDTS photographer, but also as a friend. Because of Deborah’s professionalism and compassion in serving the family, the Duggars invited her to be the only still photographer at the private memorial service. NILMDTS and Deborah have not released any images to the public.

“Words can’t describe what I’ve experienced these past few days with the Duggar family. I feel honored and blessed to have been in the family’s company. They are the most real, down-to-earth, loving people I have ever met,” said photographer Deborah Billingsley. “If every person on earth could spend just 10 minutes with this family, the world would be a better place.”

“NILMDTS is grateful for Deborah who worked many hours to deliver our service to the Duggar family,” said Sandy Puc’, co-founder and president. “She has been extremely professional in the delivery of our services which I know will bring comfort to the family.”

NILMDTS offers professional photography services to families who have suffered the loss of an infant. NILMDTS members are professional photographers who graciously donate their time and service. The family is provided with a collection of professionally retouched images at no expense. The family is welcome to display the images however they want to memorialize their baby.

NILMDTS was founded in 2005 by Sandy Puc’, a professional photographer, and Cheryl Haggard, a mother who lost her son Maddux shortly after he was born.

More information can be found at www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org.

Link to People Magazine Article: Click Here

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]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ It's Not All Sadness ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Kerry Goodwin takes photographs of families at some of their happiest moments, as well as some of their saddest.

Goodwin, a professional photographer who often shoots family portraits and weddings, volunteers with the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep foundation.  

www.salemnews.com/local/x2117291037/Its-not-all-sadness

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Local Organization Helps Capture Life ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ "Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep" helps families capture their children's lives, no matter how short they might be. A volunteer for the organization took photos of Chloe Schenewerk in her 85 minutes of life.

KOMU's Sarah Hill has the story.

 

http://www.komu.com/news/local-organization-helps-capture-life/

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ In the Baltimore region 14 photographers are on a special on-call list, ready to take photographs day or night.

These photographers aren't waiting for breaking news.

Most of their calls come from Maternity Wards.

www.foxbaltimore.com/newsroom/features/cover_story/videos/vid_615.shtml

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ 83 minutes of life delivers lifetime of memories, grief for parents ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Lincoln Ray Remmel was born at Froedtert Hospital on July 8, 2009. He died in his mother's arms 83 minutes later.

His parents, Sara-Rae and Josh, knew for months that their time with Lincoln - if he lived at all - would be brief. Devout Roman Catholics, they prayed for a miracle. Begged for one. Pleaded.

www.jsonline.com/features/health/83-minutes-of-life-delivers-lifetime-of-memories-grief-for-parents-130921893.html

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photographers capture child's first, final moments ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Parents who have lost their child say pictures of the child can help them heal. KPTV's Shauna Parsons has more on this inspirational story.

http://www.kptv.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=6266417

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photos help parents cherish babies lost ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A Colorado couple, whose baby died a few days after birth, started a service that has grown globally.

They have recruited hundreds of photographers to take professional pictures, of babies either dead or near death.

http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/indiana/pics-bring-closure-after-babies-deaths

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ A lifetime worth of photos ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Temprance Wilkinson had a healthy pregnancy, so she didn’t think much about the “hiccup” she felt coming from unborn baby Chandler two weeks before her due date in April 2009.

Maybe she was going into labor, she thought. So, Temprance and husband Steve Wilkinson, drove to the hospital excitedly talking on the drive about the daughter they’d been expecting for eight months.

http://www.huntersvilleherald.com/news/2011/09/01/a-lifetime-worth-of-photos/

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Snapshots of a Short Life: Memories of Ethan ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Losing a baby can be devastating.

For months, Matthew and Jennifer Andersen of Lincoln, Neb., knew their baby boy would not survive birth.

"They told us there was a zero-percent chance he would survive," said Jennifer.

"I just put it in God's hands," she said.

The Andersen's baby, Ethan, made it to full term. Born on December 26, 2007, the parents recall the moment as bittersweet.

www.kptm.com/story/15197914/snapshots-of-a-short-life-ethans-story

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Capturing the tragic moments ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Losing a child can be one of the hardest things a parent has to go through. There are many reasons why a child doesn't survive birth or loses the battle immediately after.

One local organization is prepared to help families grieve and give them closure in a specific and unique way.

www.ahwatukee.com/community_focus/article_7294f6c2-b7af-11e0-8b34-001cc4c03286.html

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ B.G. photographer captures precious time for grieving families ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ For nine months, Chris and Linda LaMunyon prepared for the arrival of their first child, a son they named Joshua Caden.

They painted the walls of the nursery. They bought a brown wooden crib and matching changing table.

They read books for expectant parents. They went to classes to prepare for birth and parenthood.

Joshua was born at 1:19 a.m. May 9. He weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces and was 21½ inches long.

He died 37 minutes later.

www.columbian.com/news/2011/jul/24/thats-all-you-have-you-only-have-those-moments-we/

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Volunteer photographers capture precious moments following newborn's death or stillbirth ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Sixteen weeks into her pregnancy, Tania and Thomas Bellamy learned their son had anencephaly, the absence of a large part of the brain and skull. It is one of the most common neural tube defects and occurs early in the development of an unborn baby. The Bellamys knew Samuel Thomas wouldn’t be with them very long. “A baby who has anencephaly can live up to two or three days,” Tania said. “There’s no way for them to tell you how long. He could have not lived at all or he could have lived for up to two days.” Two hours after he was born on Nov. 30, 2007, Samuel died. His short time here was captured through dozens of photographs, however, leaving his parents with memories they might have otherwise forgotten. Before their son was born, the Bellamys contacted the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep foundation, a nonprofit organization that has provided thousands of families of babies who are stillborn or are at risk of dying as newborns with free professional portraits. Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep is available to all parents suffering the loss of a baby as early as 25 weeks gestation or at the discretion of medical personnel. “There are things I have in pictures I would have never remembered if I hadn’t had the pictures, because of the anesthesia. ... I don’t remember it all,” Tania said. “I am forever grateful to the organization. It was so helpful to us.” Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep uses more than 7,000 professional photographers in 25 countries who volunteer their services to families. In the Tri-Cities area, there are four such photographers. David Clapp of Kingsport, a former Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep volunteer, took the photos of Samuel. “I thought it was going to be uncomfortable, and we almost didn’t do it,” Tania said. ... “But he was so discreet that he did not interrupt us. We didn’t even know he was there. He just took pictures of us with him. He didn’t do, ‘Let’s do a pose.’ A lot of the pictures look like they were posed, but they weren’t. It was just us being with him.” Clapp snapped pictures of Tania and Thomas with their son, pictures of Samuel with his older sister Sarah, who wasn’t quite a year old at the time, and pictures of other family members with Samuel. “He didn’t miss anything,” Tania said. In addition to the photographs, the Bellamys were given a video of those photos set to music, a photo album and a CD of pictures. “I know we wanted pictures, but we knew our time was so short with him,” Tania said. “I don’t think we would have stopped to say, ‘Hey, let’s take some pictures.’” Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep was started in Colorado in 2005. Maddux Achilles Haggard was born on Feb. 4, 2005, with myotubular myopathy, a condition that prevented him from breathing, swallowing or moving on his own. On the sixth day, his parents had to make the excruciating decision to take him off life support. Before they did, they called Littleton, Colo., photographer Sandy Puc’ to take black-and-white portraits of them cradling their son. Those photographs documenting Maddux’s eternal connection with his parents inspired Cheryl Haggard and Puc’ to found the non-profit Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. Locally, Karen Jenkins is working to get the word out about the organization. She joined Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep as a parent coordinator for Tri-Cities after three friends in Ohio lost babies in a 14-month time period. “A couple of them had used the Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep service and had pictures taken of their babies, and I thought that was a really neat thing,” Jenkins said. “I looked them up on the Internet and saw there were no photographers in our area from that service. I thought so many women in this area were missing out on it. I want to raise awareness that this is not a weird or morbid thing. It’s a beautiful thing. .... A chance to have those memories and keep them forever.” As parent coordinator, Jenkins fields the phone calls when there’s a death and works to arrange a photographer. She’s also working hard to get the word out about the organization. “My first goal was to let the hospitals know, but then I thought, ‘What if they start calling me, and I don’t have any photographers?’” Jenkins located four photographers who applied to the organization and were accepted. “We do have four photographers now. One in Wise, and she will take Lonesome Pine and the Norton hospitals. We have one in Blountville, two in Johnson City. We’ve got them scattered enough to where we can cover any hospital in the Tri-Cities, but we could always use more photographers,” Jenkins said. “That’s my second goal, to have others apply. It’s very emotionally taxing to do a session. When you do a session with a deceased baby, it’s sad and it affects you emotionally, and you don’t want to do too many of those back-to-back. We don’t want to burn them out.” Melanie Moss became a Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep-approved photographer in March. “I had been watching the organization for about two years now, and I felt like I wanted to be involved starting the beginning of this year,” Moss said. “I have three really young children, and I didn’t know if I could do it because it’s such a difficult situation to put yourself in.” Since being approved, Moss, who has had her own photography business for about four years, has worked with one family. Because Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep is a new offering in the area, that family didn’t have a clear understanding of what Moss wanted to do. “They didn’t understand what was happening when I came in,” she said. “When I came in with all my professional equipment, they were shocked ... They have been very, very thankful for the pictures because they’re beautiful images of their baby.” Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep offers training sessions for its photographers, but none have been provided in this area, so Moss relied on a training manual and has access to a forum for Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep photographers. “What I did was read a bunch of information on the forum and when I was called, I was told that my baby had a birth defect and I looked up that birth defect on the forum and saw other pictures. ... I wanted to be prepared to go in and not be shocked in front of the family,” she said. “I had to have both a game plan and prepare to be flexible. My game plan was I wanted to gauge how the parents were doing emotionally. ... What I didn’t know was if the parents wanted to have pictures with their baby. They didn’t want pictures with their baby. They agreed to have their hands [pictured].” Moss said she approached the session like it was a job, and the parents were her clients. “I looked at it as a professional job. I could try and understand what they were going through. I could empathize with them ... and I knew what a blessing it would be. I went in there confidently. Leaving was harder, and it took me about three days to actually look through the pictures,” she said. Moss presented the parents with about 30 edited images of their baby. She created a slide show to music, and gave them a CD of the images and the copyrights. “It’s a very humbling thing and I was very honored that I was able to get so personal with their baby who they only got to spend a short amount of time with,” she said. Jenkins wants nurses to call her prior to the delivery, giving her time to locate an available photographer. “That’s the ideal situation. There’s no ideal situation, but to get a photographer there at the right time, that’s the best case scenario,” she said. To learn more about Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, visit www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org or call Jenkins at 202-1623 or 926-9494, ext. 111.

Reprinted by permission of the Kingsport Times-News, copyright 2011.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Preserving poignant memories ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Words fail at the death of a child.

We try. We hope they'll bring a measure of comfort to the deep and resonant anguish, that they'll somehow, even momentarily, arrest the sorrow and grief and pain.

What do you say at life's most terrible moment?

www.theindependent.com/articles/2011/07/09/opinions/columnists/george_ayoub/13606220.txt

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ How our stillborn baby will always live on in our lives ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ The images are poignant. Tiny fingers clutch a wedding ring, little feet rest on a parent's palm, an infant nestles on its mother's breast.

But these babies are dead, their parents grieving.

www.independent.ie/lifestyle/parenting/how-our-stillborn-baby-will-always-live-on-in-our-lives-2813640.html

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photographer helps family through tragedy ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ The pain of losing a child can be perhaps the worst thing a parent can endure. But a Louisville woman helps heal the heartbreak with a flash and a smile.

Photographer Courtney Ellis explains, "I do weddings, portraits, to capture the signature moments in life....I knew that I had to do this as a way to give back."

www.fox41.com/story/15034555/photographer-helps-families-cope-with-the-pain-of-losing-a-child

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep program helps parents remember and heal ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ When Brian and Jill Chemin went to the hospital to deliver their second baby, a boy they named Brody, they had no idea they would be coming home without him.

It was a Friday, and Jill was to be induced. She had been to her obstetrician on Tuesday, and all was fine.

http://jesupcitizenherald.com/Story.php?story=6317

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Along with pregnancy comes anticipation; Months and months of waiting to meet that little boy or little girl who is truly a miracle.

But sometimes, without knowing why, what's supposed to be celebration of life becomes a time to mourn. It's that tragedy and sorrow that photographers are turning into joy.

http://www.keloland.com/NewsDetail6162.cfm?id=117429  

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Reeling from loss of her only child, Kingsville woman reaches out to other mothers of stillborns ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Kirsten Compary settled into the couch for her nightly routine — playfully poking her tummy to watch the baby kick and squirm in return.

But this night, the baby didn't respond. She hadn't moved in hours.

When Kirsten awoke that night, sleeping on her stomach, her rounded pregnant belly squished gently into the mattress, she knew in one heartbreaking instant that something was terribly wrong.

www.caller.com/news/2011/jun/25/reeling-from-loss-of-her-only-child-kingsville/

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ A gift of dignity and respect ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Eighteen-year-old Theone Quattlebaum found a camera on the side of the road and immediately broadened her horizons.

Over time, the Spencer photography studio owner has used her gift to assist in the healing of others while providing dignity and respect with her craft.

www.spencerdailyreporter.com/story/1735630.html

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Perinton couple finds Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep volunteer to capture last moments with infant son ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A collage of photos in the Perinton home of Janene and Dermot Loughran is particularly special to the couple. It includes their fifth child, who lived only about one hour after his April 12 birth.

The Loughrans learned about halfway through the pregnancy that the baby lacked kidneys and a bladder, had lungs that wouldn't function and that nothing could be done medically.

www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20110608/LIVING/106080305/Precious-delicate-remembrance

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photographers offer solace in families' darkest hours ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Some stories are tougher to write than others, but should be told nonetheless. This is one of them.

When Newport photographer Boyd Bilbo mentioned he'd volunteered his services for the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation, I realized I'd never heard of the organization before.

www.ocregister.com/articles/boyd-303181-through-group.html

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photographs Help Document The Tough Loss Of A Baby ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ The death of a child is the most difficult thing a parent can go through. But some are choosing to document their tragedy through pictures.

One organization is helping parents of stillborn babies remember their child.

Often times we rely on pictures to capture our happiest moments.

minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/05/31/photographs-help-document-the-tough-loss-of-a-baby/

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ After Baby Dies, Family Gathers For Photos ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A nonprofit organization helps parents hold onto a baby who survives a short time after being born.

When Brock and Brigit Petersen welcomed Sadie Elizabeth to their family in the spring of 2010, it was only for a few minutes.

www.fox5vegas.com/news/28074437/detail.html

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photographers help grieving mothers remember dead children ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Some Midlands photographers are helping grieving mothers through pictures.

The old adage says a picture is worth a thousand words, but some photos mean more. "They provide peace, they provide comfort," said Erika Echevarria. "They provide healing."

http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14723463

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Precious photos help family remember lost baby ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Laughter filled Vicki Zoller’s photo studio on a rainy April morning as she took pictures of Joy and Bryan Hill’s family, using a feather to tickle their two kids, 5-year-old Alamea and 2-year-old Kai. 

But a few minutes later, the mood changed when Bryan was asked to stand behind Joy, wrapping his arms around her pregnant tummy.

www.king5.com/video/featured-videos/Precious-photos-help-family-remember-lost-baby-122463219.html

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ "Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep" One Couple's Story ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ It’s a subject hard to talk about, one in about 200 pregnancies end in stillbirth.

You go through the excitement of anticipating the arrival of a child, you even go through labor, but you come home empty handed.

It’s almost like the child never existed, but they did.

We found out a Colorado based charity makes sure that everyone knows they were here, by simply taking their picture.

www.kjct8.com/news/27960494/detail.html

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Volunteer Group Helps Parents Cope With Loss Of Child ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Losing a child is never easy, but saying goodbye after only a few short hours is almost unthinkable. It's also an experience no parent can prepare for.

Kim and Jim Nestle already had four little boys, and were overjoyed when they learned Kim was pregnant for a fifth time.

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/14682478/family-finds-comfort-in-photographs

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ How Photography Can Help Parents Grieve ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Having your baby's photo taken professionally is a rite of passage. But sometimes, those photos mark something tragic.  Here's more from Jeanne Rawdin with NBC 7/39 in San Diego.  

www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/How_Photography_Can_Help_Parents_Grieve_San_Diego-122120259.html

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Organization Helps Local Family Grieve Baby's Loss ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ It’s supposed to be the happiest moment of a couple’s life together: having a baby.  But imagine going to the doctor for an ultrasound, only to find out the baby you’re carrying won’t live very long.  It’s a sad truth for many parents out there.  But a national organization is providing a way to honor the child.

www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Organization_Helps_Local_Family_Grieve_Babys_Loss_121967029.html

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Healing Can Take Place After Loss of Child ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A photograph that captures an intense moment of love is of immeasurable value to those who can later cherish it over and over again. Sometimes the photos that are made capture an act of triumph – a graduate walking a stage or a runner reaching the finish line. Others catch brief moments when everything seems right, such as when a couple shares a kiss or when a group is caught laughing.

http://www.lakecountyjournals.com/articles/2011/05/10/44547070/index.xml

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep helps families grieve over death of baby ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Doctors used to tell parents to avoid bonding with their babies if they weren't going to survive, but now there's a different thought. A group called Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep says it's helping parents remember their baby as they should-- as a member of their family.

www.wect.com/story/14621846/now-i-lay-me-down-to-sleep-remembers-babies-who-dont-survive

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Group Helps Family Cope With Infant's Death ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A local couple is celebrating their daughter's life with them, no matter how short that life was.  Melissa and Mike Terrill found comfort working with Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, an organization made up of volunteer professional photographers who capture a fleeting moment between parent and child, helping families heal after the death of a child.

http://www.channel3000.com/family/27781898/detail.html

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ http://www.wboc.com/category/174346/main-wboc-video-player?clipId=5816067&topVideoCatNo=109353&autoStart=true

 

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Pictures Offer Comfort To Grieving Parents ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Having a baby is supposed to be the happiest time of a couple's life, but sometimes, despite the right diet, great checkups and perfect ultrasounds, something goes wrong. That's what happened to Peggy Zwicke, of Seguin, Texas.  Peggy was widowed with two children when she met Ryan Zwicke two years ago. They married and it wasn't long before they found out their family was expanding.

http://www.ksat.com/news/27721811/detail.html

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep: Capturing the Image of an Angel ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Everyone knows good people doing good work. It might be the guy at Caribou who pours a morning cup of coffee before you ask. Or a neighbor down the street who shovels snow from your sidewalk, just because.

And then there are those who work quiet miracles, expecting nothing in return, and rarely mentioning them anyway.

Natalie Prosser is one of those people. She’s a professional photographer, owner of Ida Photography in Elmhurst, and volunteers her talent to Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (NILMDTS), a nonprofit organization that helps grieving families honor babies whose time here is short and dear.

To read more, click here.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Local photographers needed to help grieving families ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ http://southtampa.wtsp.com/news/community-spirit/local-photographers-needed-help-grieving-families/56288

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Unborn child saves her mother's life and give reason to live ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Last June a Draper woman was clinging to life in an ICU unit after a horrible crash. Her life changed in an instant when a 70-year old man had a medical emergency behind the wheel and hit her car head on.

http://www.abc4.com/content/news/top_stories/story/Unborn-child-saves-her-mothers-life-and-give/mAveO2C-PEWGgLgW9S83Fw.cspx

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A wonderful non-profit organization, that helps parents heal from the loss of a young infant through bereavement photography, is getting started here in the Tri Cities. Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep was started in Colorado in 2005 when a photographer, at the request of the family, captured beautiful images of a baby who had unexpectedly passed away. The photographs were so important to the mother as providing lasting memories of her child, that the two started NILMDTS. Now there are more than 7,000 professional photographers in 25 countries that volunteer their services to families in need of free remembrance portraiture.

For the full story, click here.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Volunteer photographers take final pictures of deceased newborns ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Holding her in her arms. A final kiss. Listening for her last breath.

At 3:30 a.m. Oct. 30, 2008, Kayla Fleak died. She was 3 days old.

When her heart stopped beating, nurses took baby Kayla from her mother's arms, gave her a bath and dressed her in a tiny white sleeper with pink flowers.

"I can't believe this is happening." Kendall thought it over and over.

She and her husband, Micah, held their daughter, trying to remember every precious thing about her.

In the minutes after her death, a nurse asked the Fleak family if they would like a photographer to take pictures of Kayla.

Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=370&articleid=20110327_39_D1_CUTLIN796171

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Foundation helps parents whose children die after birth ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Pregnancy and birth are miraculous events in people's lives, but sometimes they can turn into sad times when the baby dies. But there's an organization that helps families heal and they do it with photography. A local family talks about how it's helped them.

For the full story, click here.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photographers capture precious memories in midst of sorrow ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ One of the most miraculous events on earth is the creation and birth of a human life. Nearly everyone has pictures or video of when their children were born and those precious moments are celebrated with wonder, happiness and hope for the future.

Yet, in the midst of a new life sometimes the unimaginable happens, striking with sadness and confusion. The life created ends before it has even begun or in the minutes, days or weeks that follow. When these times occur photographers from non-profit organization known as Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (NILMDTS) provide remembrance photography to suffering parents and families with free professional portraits of precious moments with a passed child or a child that will soon pass.

For the full story, click:

http://www.turlockjournal.com/news/article/8089/

 

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep: Child and Infant Memorial Photography Services ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ http://www.vertio.net/player/play.php?id=2162

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Baby Anthony’s Story: Couple shares powerful tale of faith — and loss ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/x1227163695/Baby-Anthony-s-Story-Couple-shares-powerful-tale-of-faith-and-loss

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ For grieving parents, portraits provide a memory ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Aiden and Luke Campbell were born so tiny that their feet fit inside a ring of their mother's, and the twins nestled easily in their father's cupped hands.

When their mother, Louella Campbell, went into early labor in October, the twins were delivered at 22 weeks. They lived only 90 minutes, but their memory will endure through professional portraits taken by one member of a small army of volunteers who photograph such babies.

For the full story, click here.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photographers help families of terminally ill newborns heal, remember ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Taking photos was the last thing on Danyelle Ramirez's mind when her son Troy, who was born 14 weeks premature on Sept. 24, 2008, was given a 60 percent chance of survival.

A social worker at San Antonio's Methodist Hospital told her about Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep — a group of volunteer photographers who take free portraits of stillborns and terminally ill newborns as keepsakes for their parents.

For the full story, click here.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ The Most Emotional Photographs You May Ever Make ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Many photographers get into the photography business because it is a powerful medium that has the capability to affect lives, help bring about positive change, and record important moments in history. Most professional photographers love their jobs, and feel fortunate to be getting paid to do something they love.

Tucked away in a quiet little corner of Photo Plus Expo was a tiny booth that many attendees probably missed. As Andrew Fingerman (PhotoShelter's VP of Marketing) and I were waiting to speak to someone in a neighboring display, we found ourselves standing in front of The Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep booth. It was decorated with beautiful portraits of newborn babies and their parents...

http://blog.photoshelter.com/2010/11/the-most-emotional-photographs-you-may-ever-make.html

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Sweetest of sorrows: Photographer gives grieving families ‘forever memory’ ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ The pictures show a baby boy: his toes, his hands, getting kisses from Mom and Dad.

They are all the Schmiedebusch family has of Grady Joseph, stillborn in October 2009. The pictures mean everything.

For the full story, click here.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep helps parents of stillborns cope ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/nov/17/eve-samples/

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photographers Help Families During Loss of Newborns ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ http://www.fox17online.com/news/fox17-photographers-help-families-du-111110,0,7256225.story?page=1

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Snapshots of a much-too-brief life ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Snapshots of a much-too-brief life

By Kay Campbell Saturday, October 23, 2010

For his daughter's entire lifetime, Joey Karr smiled into her eyes. Then the infant, who was born with a fatal form of dwarfism, died in her mother's arms as her three siblings patted her.

Photographer Kelly Clark Baugher caught that lifetime of love in photos, images that are now sacred with the weight of life and loss that the death of a baby brings.

Baugher is one of a small but devoted number of professional photographers who volunteer at hospitals to take pictures of heartbreakingly short-lived joy. A Colorado-based group, Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, sends professional photographers, if the families request them, to quietly record a child's brief life.  

For the full article, follow this link:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/22/AR2010102206488.html

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photos preserve memory for grieving parents ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20101007/LIFESTYLE/10070384#pluckcomments

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Fox Special Report: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Fox Special Report: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. 8/11/2010. Fox 25 Oklahoma City.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Just a Memory Before You Sleep Forever ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Just a Memory Before You Sleep Forever.  July 9, 2010.  Miller-McCune News.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ NILMDTS on WGEM Radio ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ NILMDTS Business Operations Manager/Interim Executive Director Jacque Lopez discusses NILMDTS on the WGEM radio morning show - Quincy, IL. 

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Stong Families - Preserving Precious Moments ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Strong Families - Preserving Precious Moments. PBS KVPT, Valley Public Television - Fresno, CA.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Strangers step up to help family in need ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Strangers step up to help family in need.  Greeley Tribune (Article originally published July 2009)

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Roseburg family named cutest family in nationwide contest ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Roseburg family named cutest family in nationwide contest.

NRToday.com ]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Roseburg photographers help local families grieve infants ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Roseburg photographers help local families grieve infants.

NRtoday.com

 

 

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Twin-to-twin blood transfusion syndrome ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Twin-to-twin blood transfusion syndrome Asia One Health

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Full of Grace ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Full of Grace. Longmont Times-Call

 

 

 

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Healing, hope and honor for grieving parents ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Healing, hope and honor for grieving parents.

OurTribune.com

 

 

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Organization memorializes brief lives of dying infants ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Organization memorializes brief lives of dying infants. Our Sunday Needs

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Foundation eases Tucson families’ grief ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Foundation eases Tucson families’ grief. Wildcat.Arizona.edu

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep.  KATV.com

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Someone 2 Know: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Someone 2 Know: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. KTVN.com

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Group offers photos to remember lost children ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Group offers photos to remember lost children. My News 2 Charleston SC

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Group helps at time of wrenching loss ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Group helps at time of wrenching loss. AZstarnet.com

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Group Saves Precious Memories In Tough Times ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Group Saves Precious Memories In Tough Times. Video Link

KETV.com

 

 

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Edmonton Radio ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Edmonton Radio. CBC.ca

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Comforting grieving families in time of pain ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Comforting grieving families in time of pain. LahontanValleyNews.com

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Just One Look ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Just One Look. CyFairMagazine.com

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Dealing with heartbreak after loss of baby ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Dealing with heartbreak after loss of baby. ValleyCentral.com

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Capturing The Brief Life And Death Of An Infant ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Capturing The Brief Life And Death Of An Infant. National Public Radio

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep - Brief memories recorded for a lifetime ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep - Brief memories recorded for a lifetime. Jamestown News

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photographers immortalize babies who died too young ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Photographers immortalize babies who died too young. Gazette.net 

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photos mark infants lost at birth ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Photos mark infants lost at birth. TheMonitor.com

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Preserving a moment for a lifetime ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Preserving a moment for a lifetime. LethbridgeHerald.com

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Family Finds Comfort For Pain Through Photographs ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Family Finds Comfort For Pain Through Photographs.  cbs11tv.com.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photographers provide memories for grieving families ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Photographers provide memories for grieving families.  post-gazette.com (pittsburghmom.com).

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Preserving Sacred Memories ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Preserving Sacred Memories.  News Channel 8 - ktul.com.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Capturing Little Lives on Film ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Capturing Little Lives on Film.  News10.net.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photographer captures moments in times of sadness ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Photographer captures moments in times of sadness.  The Sun News.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ The brief life of Baby Paul ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ The brief life of Baby Paul.  fredericksburg.com.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ City of Pittsburgh declares September 15, 2009, "The Day We Cherish Life" ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ City of Pittsburgh proclaims September 14, 2009, "The Day We Cherish Life".  View Proclamation.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Carrollton couple celebrates son's birth, and begins waiting for the end ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Carrollton couple celebrates son's birth, and begins waiting for the end.  Dallasnews.com.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ A baby's hour on Earth forges friendship ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A baby's hour on Earth forges friendship.  The Arizona Republic.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Worth a 1,000 words: New Albany resident attempting to grow bereavement photography group locally ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Worth a 1,000 words: New Albany resident attempting to grow bereavement photography group locally.  NewsandTribune.com.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ A Tough Picture to Take ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A Tough Picture to Take.  Mail Tribune.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ High 5: Photographer Eases Pain for Parents ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ High 5:  Photographer Eases Pain for Parents.  5 KSL TV, ksl.com.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Organization brings solace to grieving families ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Organization brings solace to grieving families.  Alisoon Cooper, NorwichBulletin.com.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Faciliter le deuil avec la photographie ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Faciliter le deuil avec la photographie. French news cast from Quebec. Radio-canada.ca

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ For Grieving Parents A Priceless Gift ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ For Grieving Parents A Priceless Gift.  MPNnow.com

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photos a comfort to grieving parents ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Forever Remembered: When a baby dies photographers offer families a final memento.  New Haven Register.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Toddler Named Cutest Kid in America ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Toddler Name Cutest Kid in America.  Model Search contest benefits Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation.  9News.com.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Program Captures Lifetime Memories ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Program Captures Lifetime Memories. Christian County Headliner News.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photographer Earns Pay It Forward ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Photographer Earns Pay it Forward.  KPHCO.com.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Hailey's Hope ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Hailey's Hope - Glavin family works with Amy Knollmeyer.  KOMU.com.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Short Lives Remembered ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Short Lives Remembered.  Sunday Break - The Virginian Pilot.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ A Wish, A Heart and a Memory ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A moving profile of our Parent Coordinator liasion, Tammy Becker and her loss and subsequent involvement with NILMDTS.

Women Inc.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ M.D. News May/June 2009 ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Fetal Demise Photography — Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep By Les Henig M.D. News May/June 2009

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Nonprofit offers photography service to families suffering infant death ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Nonprofit offers photography service to families suffering infant death.  Knoxnews.com

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photos of babies help heal parents' broken hearts ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ "We go in and do what we know how to do, which is photography," Brownlee said. "You have to have a passion for babies and children to work with Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep."

Pittsburgh Tribune

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Life Beyond Cancer ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A Valley teenager fighting a grim battle with cancer has found new passion for life as she learns photography. Her father believes the challenge and joy of gaining skills with a camera have improved her outlook and her health. (Jennifer recently spent time at Expression Photography with Sandy Puc' and her staff, learning with her newly donated Canon camera.)

AZ Central

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Newsweek Print Article ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/   See exactly how the article appears in the February 9th, 2009 issue of Newsweek Magazine     [click photo]

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Teen and grandma battle cancer ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Grandmother, mother and daughter - the three women will be photographed together this week, a gift, along with the flight to Denver, from Littleton portrait photographer Sandy Puc' and the Littleton-based Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation she co-founded in 2005 to provide free keepsake photos of stillborns and terminally ill children with their parents. 

www.denverpost.com/frontpage/ci_11607467

www.denverpost.com/frontpage/ci_11601804

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ A Missourian inspires photographers worldwide to help others ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Missouri Life tells Cheryl (a native Missorian) and Maddux's story and how it precipitated the start of Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. Affiliated Photographers Amy Knollmeyer and Kathy Disney are also featured. Missouri Life

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ NILMDTS in NEWSWEEK ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ After months of interviews and amazing contributions by so many photographers and families, Newsweek has published in its 2/2/09 newsstand magazine and 1/31/09 web edition two articles focusing on stillbirth and NILMDTS.  CLICK HERE to read more!  

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Art Donations Benefit NILMDTS ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Master level artists have donated their work to help NILMDTS raise funds. The artwork is available in limited edition signed and numbered professional prints, lithograph posters, and notecards. All can be found on the Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Foundation's (NILMDTS) web site at www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org.  http://denver.yourhub.com/Littleton/Stories/News/Nonprofit/Story~571206.aspx

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Healing Momentos ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ "When Tiffany Maynard gave birth to her daughter, Alayna, in September at Mercy Regional Medical Center, it was a solemn event. " Affiliated Photographer, Carol Cardwell was on hand to get healing photographs of baby Alayna.  www.durangoherald.com/sections/News/2009/01/11/Healing_mementos/

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Quadruplets - but not all came home ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ The Riepe family brought 4 of their babies home, but through the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation (NILMDTS), Madeline will forever be remembered. http://forestlaketimes.com/content/view/2145/1/

 

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Affiliated Photographer gives the Kampadoo family precious memories of their angel, Piper. KWWL.com - Iowa

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photographers preserve briefest lives ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A moving piece featuring the Soliz family, their angel Savior and their NILMDTS photographer, Desiree Jones. KRQE.com Albuquerque

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photographers Capture Precious Few Moments on Earth ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Riley Elizabeth spent 23 minutes on Earth with her parents. Affiliated photographers/husband wife team Fran and Gary Adkins were there to capture images for the family. WHTM - Pennsylvania

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Affiliated Photographer Diane Graham was there to take photos for James and Celi Back and their Angel Nathaniel.  "They made what would normally be dark, much more bright" KOLD News 13 - Tucson AZ

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ ‘We’ll see you in heaven’ ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ An in depth article featuring NILMDTS Affiliated Photographer David Hails and the Weir family. The Weir's had David photograph their angel, Justin Allen and this piece documents that heartbreaking day. Chicago Parent Magazine

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photographers Help Grieving Parents Take the First Step in Healing ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ An article this week in the Washington Post provided NILMDTS with another opportunity for international exposure. The focus on NILMDTS as a foundation was profiled through the work of Julia MacInnis, one of our Area Coordinators in the suburban Maryland and District of Columbia regions. The Washington Post

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ My Soul to Keep ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ An article about the spread of NILMDTS to Canada - specifically Vancouver. Baby Noah Neufeld and Affiliated Photographer Gael Noel are profiled. Vancouver Sun

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Capturing memories of bittersweet moments ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A touching story and video about Affiliated Photographer April Saleeby's work with Augusta family Amber and Mitchel Havard. NBC Augusta.com

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ A precious memory from a time of torment ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A wonderful article that ran in the Post Independent prior to Certified Trainer Betsy Strafach's NILMDTS training seminar in Glenwood Springs. Glenwood Springs Post Independent

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photos help parents hold on to the only memory of their newborns ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A great article featuring Certified Trainer and Affiliated Photographer, Leila Jones and her work with the Sauceda and Peterson families and the two types of calls (unexpected vs prepared) that NILMDTS photographers service. Ventura County Star

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Taking photos, touching lives ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ This article leads with a follow up with the Guinn family one year after the birth of their angel, Celeste Guinn. The history of NILMDTS is covered, as well as Certified Trainer Betsy Strafach's upcoming Glenwood Springs training session. Vail Daily

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ A cherished keepsake ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A sensitive piece about the services NILMDTS offers and Affiliated Photographer Adrienne Linde, who is helping area families. Sidney Herald - Sidney, MT

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Images of Comfort ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ The Calgary Herald profiles the Armstrong family and their NILMDTS photographer, Kelli Etheridge. Calgary Herald

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Such a small moment ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A wonderful in depth article about the background of NILMDTS, featuring two of our area Afilliated Photographers - Heather Rivlin and Cindy Wilson. Ottowa Citizen

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photographers Helping Families Grieve ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ CBS 6 features NILMDTS Certified Trainer Loy Payne and photographers Christy Goodger and Carrie LaFollette. Christy and Carrie's wonderful work with Jody Martin and her baby boy, Memphis Dane Martin. Newson6 - Oklahoma

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Volunteers help grieving families ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A short piece done by Oklahoma City's News9 on NILMDTS News9.com - Oklahoma City

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Group Helps Ease The Grief Of Losing A Child ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A story about the Mathison's and their experience with NILMDTS and their neighbor and Photographer, Maureen Porto. WJZ13 - Baltimore

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ "... a person's a person no matter how small ... " ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A very favorable and positive column about NILMDTS and the services it provides to families. Seacoast Online

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Community rallies around Bell family ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ An touching article about Photographer Amy Hardesty's work with a Sandy, Oregon family for NILMDTS  in the Sandy Post. The Sandy Post

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Grieving mothers create living tributes to their children ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A piece about dealing with the loss of a child. Photographer Jessica Person's work with NILMDTS is profiled in South Coast Today for the Southern Massachusetts area. SouthCoastToday.com

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Bay Photographer Documents Terminally Ill Infants ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Photographer Jessica Westfall's work with NILMDTS is profiled on CBS5 in the SF Bay Area KPIX TV - San Francisco

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ The Today Show ran an extraordinary piece on the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ The Today Show ran an extraordinary piece on the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation on March 5, 2008.  The segment journals the relationship between Olivia Lundberg and her family and NILMDTS photographer Jessica Person of the Twin Cities Area, Minnesota.  This story is the perfect representation of what we do here at NILMDTS and why our mission is so important in the communities we serve.  All life deserves to be honored no matter how short its time on Earth and that is exactly what all of our phenomenal volunteer photographers are doing each time they help a family in need. Click the provided link - NILMDTS on the TODAY SHOW - to watch this moving segment.

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Portraits of love ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ This moving piece journals the impact for Matt and Ashley Buck of the images that NILMDTS photographer Sara Chapman was able to capture of their son Landen Elliott Buck. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Not a moment to lose ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ A touching article about the work of NILMDTS in the Colorado Springs, CO area. Colorado Springs Gazette

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ 8 months together: A story of love ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ This is a Denver 9News continuation of Rob and Gina Harris's journey with their son, David. 9News

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Capturing final, precious moments ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ This LA Times story profiles the story of NILMDTS' beginnings and the story of the Harris family of Colorado and their son, David. LA Times

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Adam and Mariah Guinn of Highlands Ranch ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ In August of 2007, Adam and Mariah Guinn of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, were expecting their first child, Celeste Addison Guinn.  Just a few days before Mariah was scheduled to deliver, their doctor informed them they could no longer detect a heartbeat.  Through their devastating loss, the couple found strength in their faith and Adam's military background which helped them find the perfect final resting place for their daughter. 9News

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Photos help bereaved parents cherish infants' short lives ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Reporter Dana Wilson of the Columbus Dispatch introduces us to little Merrick Grace Ewers who arrived three months early and lived for only 90 minutes before taking her last breaths in her grandmother's arms.  This article focuses on the NILMDTS volunteer team in the Ohio area. Columbus Dispatch

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ Free Photos Offered For Time of Loss ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Veteran TV Reporter Jeannie Blaylock of First Coast News in Jacksonville, Florida, profiles the photographers in the region that make NILMDTS possible for families like the parents of Jacob, who passed away just six days after he was born. First Coast News - Jacksonville FL

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ 7Everyday Heroes ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ After mother Alison Pearce realized how having NILMDTS were so helpful in the grieving process following the loss of her son Vincent, she contacted the ABC News station in Denver and nominated Co-Founders Cheryl Haggard and Sandy "Sam" Puc' as "7Everday Heroes".  Anchor Mitch Jelniker awarded the two the honor and this video clip - approximately 4 minutes long - tells about the start of NILMDTS from Cheryl and Sam's perspective.  Channel 7 - Denver

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ NPR profiled NILMDTS on the radio ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ NPR profiled NILMDTS on the radio - listen to the segment below. NPR

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ July 2006 Articles ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ The Eagle The Bellevue Leader

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ May 2006 Articles ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ The Grand Rapids Press

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ April 2006 Articles ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ The Coloradoan Part I The Coloradoan Part II Reuters Appleton Post -Cresent

]]> Wednesday, 31 December 1969 Text / HTML <![CDATA[ March 2006 Articles ]]> http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/events/ Savannah Morning News

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