*Skylar's Wish*

I know it is a little late, but we hope everyone had a merry Christmas (or happy holiday- whatever you choose to celebrate!) and wish you ALL nothing but happiness in this much, MUCH anticipated new year.

Please keep in mind, at the beginning/middle of February we will be kicking into high gear, collecting preemie and newborn size infant clothing for Skylar's Wish. We will be making another donation drop off on April 14th, which would have been our girl's 1st birthday.

We went over to the hospital early yesterday afternoon and met with Kathy (the nurse who previously I posted an email from) to drop off our donations to the hospital. Little did we know that Kathy had arranged for Tina, who was our nurse all through Skylar's labor and delivery to be there as well. We were overjoyed that Tina was there and the emotion flowed upon seeing her. They were all surprised and so grateful at the donations we brought to them. 

We thank you ...

....but I got into the habit of updating the Skylar's Wish facebook page more often than than this website. I have imported the posts from there, into the posts below this one (they all have the same date)... and this one is now the newest update... officially up-to-date.

Thank you for visiting our page!

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What's in a number?

2...

Did you know......

....90,000 children die annually in the United States before their first birthday.

Did you know.......

......Nearly 2,500 babies are lost every year in the United States due to S.I.D.S.

Did you know.......

........Nearly 30,000 babies a year are born stillborn.

The number of stillbirths that occur worldwide jumps to more than 4.5 million/year.

We are 1 in 4.

Just a reminder!!! Our first donation drop-off is coming up! October 14th, Skylar would have been 6 months old... We will be taking the amazingly generous donations we have received over to Capital Health in Hopewell, NJ... If you have any last minute donations, please feel free to contact me to arrange drop off/pick up/sending.

As always, Wayne and I are so honored that so many people are helping to keep our daughter's memory alive.

We love you all!

I received the following email today and thought it was worth sharing....:

Dear Ms. Miller-

I was sorry to learn of Skylar’s death a few days ago. I wanted to share the quick story that lead me to contact you.

A woman who had a stillborn son in 1966 contacted me earlier this week to tell me about the Kate Fratti article and to ask if she could donate an outfit in memory of her son, Stephen. I received the outfit an...

Just found out that pregnancy and infant loss awareness "week" is October 9th until October 15th (yes I know this is a Wednesday to a Tuesday but that's what I was told! ��)... I kind of feel like that's a sign.

Just an update! I've been ironing away all night! Over half of the clothes we have here on Pond Street now have Skylar's Wish tags on them... I will be updating the website and posting a blog at some point this week. Let me know if you have outfits that you need to send/drop off or need for Wayne or I to pick up... We are less than a month from our first drop off.. Less than a month from hopefully offering help to families who will experience the worst loss of their lives. Thank YOU for being...

Hey guys... so I just counted all the outfits that were on the table on the last picture I posted- 144. ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR outfits sitting on that table. That ISN'T including the outfits which already have the tags ironed on (25), the beautiful handmade outfits, OR the hats, booties and blankets.

Wayne and I are positively SPEECHLESS... There are no words to describe.... Just....WOW.

Thank you. Thank you all for helping us to keep the memory of ...