Before Canada's Thanksgiving holiday arrives this coming weekend, I wanted (again) to mention the great organization Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. Jane Photo has volunteered for them for about two and a half years, and it has been my honour to be with many families as they go through an early infant loss. There are several Vancouver area photographers--and we can always use more as the service gets more and more known in our area. I am one of Vancouver's Area Coordinators, along with Gael Noel from Noel Photography; we organize things for the area, and help to arrange photographers for families.
A few weeks ago, Mary Frances Hill, a reporter for the Vancouver Sun, approached us to write an article, and it appeared on the front page. What wonderful coverage. They featured a little tyke I photographed for the organization earlier this year whose name was Noah Neufeld. Though his prognosis was dire, Noah was born alive and quite alert, as you can see from the featured photographs here. We were all pretty happy and celebratory that evening in the hospital, then saddened when Noah died 28 days later.
I know for a fact that this incredible family has helped Noah touch many, many more families as they have told their story again and again.
As families celebrate Thanksgiving this weekend, please take an extra second to give thanks for your kiddos, and to remember the families who have lost theirs this year. Our thoughts and hearts are with them.
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The Vancouver Sun story, without its photos, appears at
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Wow, I admire what you are doing for these grieving families. I am a photographer in the Tri-Cities area and found your ad in Urbanbaby. I am right now 12 weeks pregnant with my 4th baby and I don't think I could photograph grieving parents. It is too close to home for me. All the power to you and fellow photographers who are doing this for the families!
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