Today I am honored to welcome Rodger and Leann, Kyleigh’s mom and dad. Both are an INSPIRATION as in memory of their daughter they created the Kyleigh’s Gift fund that is working towards bringing Halo sleep sacks to every newborn at their local hospital along with planning a walk/run for next October 2014. The legacy of love Rodger and Leann are creating in Kyleigh's name is beautiful. I hope you enjoy their story as much as I do.
At the end of what was a healthy, normal pregnancy, we were
excited to welcome a new baby into our family of four. What we did not expect
was to leave the hospital without our only daughter. Due to complications
during delivery, our baby girl passed away at birth. On April 5, 2012, Kyleigh
Elizabeth, was born into the arms of Jesus and our lives were changed forever.
As we were planning Kyleigh’s Celebration of Life, we knew
that she was given to us for a reason. She was placed on this earth, albeit only
inside of her mother’s womb, to make a difference. We decided to start a fund,
Kyleigh’s Gift, at the hospital where she and her two brothers were born. “The
Weller family created the Kyleigh’s Gift Fund as a way to not only keep
Kyleigh’s memory alive, but to recognize the loving care and support that they
have and continue to receive from the Birthing Center doctors, nurses and
staff.” – The Liberty Hospital Foundation, http://www.
The Kyleigh’s Gift fund is currently working on
providing Halo sleep sacks to every newborn at Liberty Hospital. We hope to
launch this project in January 2014. It is our way of reaching out to all
families who deliver at the birthing center and provide a tool to encourage
safe sleeping habits. We are doing what we can to prevent other families from
going through the unimaginable pain of losing a child at any age and of any
cause. We are also in the early stages of planning a run/walk event for October
2014, to not only support the Birthing Center, but to bring awareness of
pregnancy and infant loss. While the Kyleigh’s Gift fund is still very much in
the early stages, our goal is to ultimately share Kyleigh’s story, honor all
babies born and find a meaningful way to support other pregnancy and infant
loss bereaved families.
A blog, http://kyleighsgift.com,
and Facebook page by the same name, Kyleigh’s Gift, have also been established
in Kyleigh’s memory. We not only share our journey of grief and faith through
both of these avenues, but also bring awareness to pregnancy and infant loss.
By sharing our daughter’s story and how she has changed our lives, we are
healing and hopefully bringing healing to others.
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