Victoria Times Colonist

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We were approached last month about doing an interview with a reporter from the Victoria Times Colonist about our experience with "Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep." Today's paper features the article and Jonathan has set up the above link for anyone who would like to read it. I am also including the story I wrote which is where the reporter (Tom McMillan) got his information. Reading the article online this morning I discovered the first mistake in the first sentences and he made some assumptions which he Incorporated as our view but isn't that what reporters do best? All in all we were happy to be part of spreading the news about NILMDTS. So again you can click the above link to view the article in the paper and read my story below.

Why you wanted to use the program?

A friend of ours told us about NILMDTS during our pregnancy after we were told that it was unlikely we would carry to term and that our son was not likely to survive delivery or long after.

What it meant to you personally?

NILMDTS offered comfort at a time when there was little comfort to be had. We shared an understanding that a baby is loved long before they are born into this world no matter how long or how short a time they are with us. They have been part of our journey beyond our pregnancy and Noah’s 28 days with us. The pictures we have now continue to play an immense role as we adjust to life without Noah. Jane captured Noah’s first few hours with us more beautifully then we could have imagined. She also made a slide show of the pictures she took set to a beautiful song which never ceases to bring healing tears. There is so little that offers peace when your child is taken away so soon. Memories turn into the peace that is slowly growing inside us, helping us cry less and smile more. NILMDTS photography helps us hold our loved ones forever in our hearts when we can no longer hold them forever in our arms.

Why was it a good thing to have?

We wanted desperately to meet our second son but his prenatal diagnosis left us an abundance of unanswered questions and little hope. Not knowing if we would be able to meet him before he died was heartbreaking to say the least. Jane (our NILMDTS photographer) asked us if we would like her to take some pregnancy pictures, so that we could cherish the time we had with Noah while he was still with us, should he not survive through birth. Those maternity pictures brought us comfort and hope in a time of so much confusion and uncertainty. When the doctors told us there was nothing they could do we felt abandoned. NILMDTS, through their website and through Jane showed us that there are people who care and that there is something that can be done. Memories can be captured.

Why might it be gaining rapidly in popularity?

Word spreads when a good thing is happening. I tell people about NILMDTS whenever I have the opportunity in the hope that anyone who is faced with the tragedy of losing a baby can experience the same comfort, hope and peace that NILMDTS has given us. The isolated tragedy of losing a baby is that our memories are cut short. More and more health care providers now realize the importance of memories to the grieving process. NILMDTS, through the photography services they provide brings parents the memories they need to cherish in order to celebrate the life of their child, in order to grieve, in order to heal.

Thank you NILMDTS and thank you Jane for the gift of your time and talent but mostly thank you for the gift of a caring hand reaching from one heart to another.