NICU Grief Baskets
Hello Everyone,
Many of you gave great feedback about what should be put into the "Welcome" NICU baskets! Thank you so much. I love to give credit where credit is due...and SHARE was thanked on the list of those who helped make the baskets possible!
I hope you are willing to give more wonderful suggestion. While making the baskets, I realized that there is a difference in items needed/wanted in the two different types of baskets. Of course, I want the "Grief" basket to be just a soothing to the hurting parent....as I would like for the "Welcome" basket to be...and have the firm message that, 'You are not alone'.
If you were given a grief basket...what would you want to receive in it?
Thank you for all of the suggestions in advance. I KNOW you all will come through ... just as you always do!
Hugs,
Melissa Middleton (mom of 25 wk'r quads. Alex *deceased*, Benjamin, Callie, and Donovan: 2 years old)
nicole1256
- May 15, 2006 9:14 pm
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WHAT TO BE INVOLVED
 I WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED BUT DON'T KNOW HOW. PLEASE HELP
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Nightinggalejones
- May 19, 2006 3:45 am
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please contact me. I would love to get involved with this in my area and local NICU. Please feel free to contact me by phone or email.
Thanks
Cindi
(Mom of Gabriel, born at 30 weeks)
Nightinggale2007@yahoo.com
(phone number deleted)
[Last Editor: Nancy White, May 18, 2006 8:46 pm. Total Edits: 1]
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Melissa M.
- May 19, 2006 5:32 pm
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Mom of 25 weekers, Now Age 5 & 1.2 (3 surviving quads) |
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Dear Interested Volunteers .....
How wonderful that you feel inspired to help babies have a healthier chance.
Under this heading: NICU Grief Baskets .... You will find many suggestions of what to put into these baskets, how to put them together, and where to take them.
You'll also find ways to fund this project. You could write a March of Dimes small community grant ... You could get local schools involved to collect certain items .... You could sell MOD beanies from Plushland ... Or organize a business to sell The World's Finest Chocolate ... There are always ways to make funds available for a project like this .... And certainly, there are always good citizens like you who are very willing to help!
I divided my baskets into 3 different categories: Welcome to the NICU, Grief, and Bedrest... Each basket should contain much of the same items ... But also items that are only appropriate for the *specific* category.
I doubt your MOD office knows much about this project...As this was a grassroots project .... Not one affiliated with the March of Dimes. However, many volunteers across the country *have* put together these baskets on *behalf* of the March of Dimes.
Inside every basket ... I put information *you CAN get this from your MOD office* that provided educational components to for the specific categories. For example: bed rest baskets may contain cards that tell the signs of pre-term labor and the importance of folic acid ..... A Welcome Basket may contain information about NICU vocabulary .... A Grief Basket may explain the stages of grief. All valuable information to the recipient of the basket.
You can contact hospitals and high risk doctor offices ... Ask them to store the baskets and give them as needed.....
There is so much one can do when tackling a project like this one.
Thanks so much for your interest!
Warmly,
Melissa
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NikaMomOfTwins
- Nov 1, 2006 5:22 pm
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My beautiful babes Sasha & Anestasia |
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Hi Melissa
I know of a company that sell disposable cameras in bulk , I believe the most affordable cameras they sell are like $1.75 a piece sor for 100 cameras you'll spend $140.00 of something like that also, you may want to ask for donations from other Share members to help make these baskets, I would be happy to help when I can. Hopefully this info helps you some the web site for the cameras is http://www.ecamerafilms.com Bless you and your loved ones!
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