Memorial Opportunities
Finding ways to remember and memorialize your baby can be an important part of your healing journey. We have compiled a few local Atlanta-area opportunities, as well as some web-based resources.
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The Georgia Chapter of the TEARS Foundation had an Angel of Hope Monument installed in the fall of 2017 at Arlington Cemetery in Sandy Springs, one of only six monuments of its kind in the country. The TEARS Angel of Hope Monument is a sculpture of an angel holding a baby with a short message of hope inscribed on the stone. On each side of the Angel there are butterfly wings where names are engraved. Georgia families who would like to have a baby's name (or last name) engraved on the wings should contact the TEARS Foundation for more information.
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Atlanta Walk to Remember
A memorial event held annually in October recognizing National Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month, hosted by H.E.A.R.T.strings Perinatal Bereavement & Palliative Care. This event is open to the community and there is no cost to attend. For information about the most recent annual event, click here. |
The Children’s Park of Georgia is being developed by Remember Georgia’s Children Foundation. This unique park will be a special place to celebrate the lives of all children. It will provide opportunities for natural play and quiet meditation along with opportunities to engrave children’s names along the sidewalks and monuments. The Children’s Park of Georgia will be a place that children will love to visit…to play, explore and discover. They will leave feeling encouraged and appreciated. Parents, grandparents and others will also be refueled in their journey, whatever it may be, and find comfort and renewed focus to cherish each moment with precious children. “Behold, children are a gift of the Lord.” Psalm 127:3
Northside Hospital Memorial Service
Held the first Sunday in May and November each year, and open to the public. Visit our Hospital Memorial Service page for additional information.
Held the first Sunday in May and November each year, and open to the public. Visit our Hospital Memorial Service page for additional information.
Planning Your Own Memorial Service
For many parents, a memorial service is an important step in the grieving process because it is a way for you to not only honor your baby’s life, but it can also be healing—the beginning of putting your lives back together again. Holding a funeral or other memorial service may also help family and friends understand that your baby was a beloved member of your family who will be greatly missed. Click on the text above to read about ideas and suggestions for planning your own special memorial service.
For many parents, a memorial service is an important step in the grieving process because it is a way for you to not only honor your baby’s life, but it can also be healing—the beginning of putting your lives back together again. Holding a funeral or other memorial service may also help family and friends understand that your baby was a beloved member of your family who will be greatly missed. Click on the text above to read about ideas and suggestions for planning your own special memorial service.
Other Remembrance Resources
- A Place to Remember - For families wishing to add their baby's name to a memorial list.
- October15.com - The Official Site of Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day
- SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss (Atlanta Chapter) - Various memorial events held throughout the year.
Recommended Reading
- Bittersweet…hellogoodbye: A Resource in Planning Farewell Rituals When a Baby Dies - Offers extensive readings, poems, songs and other ideas to memorialize your baby in the coming months and years.
- Creating Meaningful Funeral Ceremonies: A Guide for Families (Wolfelt) Practical ideas for creating authentic, personalized, and meaningful funeral ceremonies
- Goodbye My Child (Wheeler & Pike) Guide for newly bereaved parents. Talks about funeral planning, differences in losses, the five phases of mourning, men and women grief, grandparents, your other children, family and friends and picking up the pieces.
- Making Loving Memories (Eddy & Raydo) For first things to do and simple funeral planning. A small book packed with realistic ideas.
