Mission Statement
To empower mothers and fathers with support to embrace the viable option of carrying their baby with a life limiting diagnosis to term and allowing their baby to write his/her own story.
Empowering Parents With A Viable Option
About Us
About Us
THE BURKE FAMILY
Rory and I are blessed with five beautiful children. In January of 2019, following my twenty-week checkup, our unborn son, Baby Rory was diagnosed with Trisomy 18- a life limiting condition. We were offered the option of termination. For us that wasn’t an option so we decided to carry him to term and care for our sick son no matter what the length of his life might be. We wanted Baby Rory to write his own story and allow his life to unfold as it was designed.
KEARA- Baby Rory's Mother
You just heard the worst news of your lives. Now what?
My husband, Rory and I want to provide you and your family with the same additional personalized support, love and guidance we received during this precious and emotional time. Mothers, I wish to help empower you with your authentic femininity to embrace and submit to your maternal nature. Fathers, we want to support you in exhibiting your masculinity of being the protectors of your children especially right now at their most vulnerable, being sick with their terminal illness.
WHY WOULD A MOTHER AND FATHER CHOOSE THIS OPTION?
Sometimes parents have questions that arise-why? Why would mothers and fathers opt for this choice when there are other options presented? Parents choosing to love and protect their baby as long as they are able is worth something. Parents giving their baby a peaceful goodbye is worth something. Parents allowing their baby son or daughter to write their own story is worth something. Parents giving siblings the gift of meeting their baby brother or sister and make memories is worth something. Embracing the reality of our humanity that we are all going to die and often times this may include our precious babies is worth something. Recognizing that the value of a life should not be measured by its length is worth something.
Services
Services
Provide a Holistic Approach towards parents and baby
- Emotional and psychological support to parents after receiving an initial life-limiting diagnosis.
- Walk with mothers and fathers on their journey through their baby's pregnancy, birth, passing, and the bereavement period that follows.
Assist with Resources
- Connect parents with perinatal hospice programs and palliative care teams.
- Connect parents to appropriate community support.
Assist with the customized birth plan for your baby
- Support in the planning of your baby's arrival and time with you.
- Provide creative ideas for memorializing your child in thoughtful ways.
- Assist in arranging Baptism, a photographer, funeral, and burial arrangements.
- Help alleviate stress and anxiety during your journey so you can enjoy your precious time with your baby no matter how long that may be.
- Bereavement/Grief Support
- Share ideas for siblings with their brother or sister during the pregnancy and/or after birth.
- Bereavement/Grief Support
- Phone sessions with one of our experienced mothers/fathers
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