bereaved families

Information for Bereaved Families

Dear Parent:

Please accept my sincere condolences on the recent loss of your child. I hope that the enclosed materials from SIDS Mid-Atlantic will be of help to you. Some of this information may be useful immediately, while others may not be needed until a later time or not at all. We developed this packet to try to assist you, newly bereaved parents, through a very difficult and painful time.

Our services are for all families who have experienced the sudden unexpected death of an infant. As time goes on, you may have a number of questions concerning your child's death as well as questions for other parents who have survived such a loss and moved on. We offer a monthly support meeting, and you will receive quarterly newsletters from our organization to keep you informed of what we are doing. I hope that the following resources provide information that is helpful to you.

Please feel free to contact us at anytime at 703-955-6899 or email us at sidsma27@aol.com.   Again, I am truly sorry for your loss.

For more information on coping with the death of a baby, please contact SIDS Mid-Atlantic at 703-955-6899 or sidsma27@aol.com or www.sidsma.org or www.novababyloss.org

Sincerely,

Betty Connal
SIDS Mid-Atlantic

• Helping Bereaved Parents
• GriefCounselorsandSupportGroups
  • Online Bereavement Information
  • 24-hour bilingual grief counselors 1-800-221-7437    provided by
  • First Candle/National SIDS Alliance
• Family Memorials
• our Babies
• SIDS Awareness:   AAP REVISES SIDS PREVENTION RECOMMENDATIONS
• Parenting After SIDS
• Our Photo Galleries
• Blog for bereaved parents  www.citymom-countrymom.com
• www.myfightagainstsids.com
• www.twotinyhands.blogspot.com     for support siblings of babies who have died
  

SIDS Mid-Atlantic support groups for anyone who has lost a baby.

the first Thursday evening of every month from 7 to 9 pm at McLean Presbyterian Church, 1020 Balls Hill Road, McLean, Virginia in the Parlor.

NEW GROUP! For anyone who has suffered an infant loss

Third Tuesday evening of every month at 7 pm.

Gainesville Church of God 14215 Lee Highway, Gainesville, VA 20155

Because of road construction, you can no longer enter from Route 29.  You must turn onto Linton Hall Road from 29 and take the first Right at the gas station.  At the stop sign take a right and then the first left.  You will see signs for the church…you want to take the first right (which will take you the back way in between the church and the closed McDonald's…church will be on the left…it is a blue building).

MIS/SHARE Grief Group Meeting Schedule

301-460-6222 (24-hour message line)

Virginia – MIS/SHARE

Meeting Location:

St. Luke's United Methodist Church

7628 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church Virginia

Meets the 2 nd Thursday of every month 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Contact: Carolyn Mara ( 703-754-5836

For support with subsequent pregnancies,

Carolyn Mara ( 703-754-5836

For Spanish Speakers:

Call Maria Robles ( 703-326-9262 )

Para Información en Español:

Llame por Teléfono a Maria Robles

( 703-326-9262)

SIDS MA is happy to announce a free monthly yoga class for mothers who have lost a child, due to any cause

Starting January 6,  at 7 pm, at The Yoga Connection in Manassas at 703-608-4138 (Marsha McClellan)  www.theyogaconnection.com

for additional information please email twotinyhands@gmail.com