Moms of Babies Born Sleeping Start a Chain of Giving Back In Their Grief


Jenny, Oliver, and Josh Lake. Courtesy Lake family.

One day last week, Jenny messaged me on Facebook, telling me she had just come back from meeting with a complete stranger…a stranger who had just given birth to a stillborn child. So to Jenny, even though the were strangers, they were also sisters. Jenny had gone to meet her to show her that a mama who has suffered such a loss can indeed somehow go on. Jenny told me that after she lost Oliver, another total stranger had done the same for her.

“I remember a sister of a friend coming to our house after Oliver because I was so desperate to physically see another mom survive the grief,” she said. “I needed to see that it was possible to build a life around my grief. If Oliver and I can do that for another mom then I am honored! My boy has a legacy and can bring comfort to others.”


Jenny Rapson
Jenny Rapson
Jenny is a follower of Christ, a wife and mom of three from Ohio and a freelance writer and editor.

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