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HAND Holiday Craft Night 2018November 7, 2018Please join us on Thursday, December 6th for our annual HAND Holiday Craft Night! Click here to RSVP When Thursday, December 6, 2018 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM PST Where ... Read more >
Service of Remembrance 2018June 30, 2018Helping After Neonatal Death (HAND) invites you to come together with other families and celebrate the memories of your precious babies. The service will have music, ... Read more >
Welcome to HAND’s New WebsiteMarch 6, 2018We’re pleased to launch our newly re-designed website. We hope you’ll find it’s much easier to navigate and find the content in which you’re ... Read more >
HAND’s 2017 Annual LetterFebruary 9, 2018“If you know someone who has lost a child, and you’re afraid to mention their child because you think you might make them sad by reminding them that they ... Read more >
HAND Holiday Craft Night 2017November 20, 2017Please join us on Thursday, December 7th for our annual HAND Holiday Craft Night! When Thursday, December 7, 2017 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM PST Where Mission Oaks ... Read more >
Featured Stories
For Care Providers: Niki’s Story, A Patient’s PerspectiveMarch 6, 1996During labor it was clear to us that the baby may not live. We could tell the NICU team member was trying to feel us out to see where we stood on intervention. It was ... Read more >
Upcoming Meetings & Events
Thu Dec 20, 2018 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu Dec 27, 2018 - 7:30 pm Subsequent Pregnancy Support (Meeting) Thu Jan 03, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu Jan 17, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu Jan 24, 2019 - 7:30 pm Subsequent Pregnancy Support (Meeting) Thu Feb 07, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu Feb 21, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu Feb 28, 2019 - 7:30 pm Subsequent Pregnancy Support (Meeting) Thu Mar 07, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu Mar 21, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu Mar 28, 2019 - 7:30 pm Subsequent Pregnancy Support (Meeting) Thu Apr 04, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu Apr 18, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu Apr 25, 2019 - 7:30 pm Subsequent Pregnancy Support (Meeting) Thu May 02, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu May 16, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu May 23, 2019 - 7:30 pm Subsequent Pregnancy Support (Meeting) Thu Jun 06, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu Jun 20, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu Jun 27, 2019 - 7:30 pm Subsequent Pregnancy Support (Meeting)Follow Us on Facebook
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What I Wish More People Understood About Losing A Child
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Four and half years after the death of my oldest son , I finally went to a grief support group for parents who have lost children. I went to support a friend who recently lost her son. I'm not sure I ...So many beautiful pieces created at Holiday Craft Night this year! It’s truly an honor to spend an evening together at this time of year, especially with the aching knowledge that some of you are enduring the first of many holiday seasons without your little loved ones. Together with all of our HAND families, we hold you in our hearts all season long.
“Pregnancy after loss is neither blissful nor light. It is profound, and heavy with the anticipation of and preparation for what may never occur: a healthy, live birth.”
Perspective | I’m pregnant after having a miscarriage — and learning that grief has a ripple effect
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To find myself now pregnant with my third child, four years post-loss, has been unlike anything I could’ve conjured.Follow us on Twitter
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HAND Holiday Craft Night Reminder! We will provide craft materials for you to make a holiday keepsake or ornament to remember your angel child(ren) during the holidays. Coffee and beverages will be provided by HAND,... https://t.co/nfCsVLLnnk