Paying it forward-3wks 5 days

Before Kayla was born, burying our child was never something we thought we would have to think about, let alone have to deal with.  Thankfully most cemeteries do offer lower cost funerals and burials for little ones, but they are still often a financial burden that many families, especially young couples cannot easily afford.  Even with the lowered prices the short service, burial, and gravestone (the smallest one there was) still cost nearly $2,000.00 and there is no way we could have done that if it hadn't been for the help of our parents.

The hospital does also offer a no cost option, which is wonderful for those who cannot afford anything...but our hearts had just been broken and we had to say goodbye to our girl before we even got to really have her in our lives.  It was very important to be able to use this one and only opportunity to give her what she deserved; a chance for everyone who loved her to see her and say goodbye, a proper burial with a plaque with her name on it, showing everyone who happens by that this little girl was wanted and loved.  I am grateful to the hospital for offering a no cost option, but we just could not bear to lay her to rest amongst multiple other babies without names, just a month range and a year to show that they existed, even for a little while.

We will be forever grateful to our families for giving Kayla her own plot and her own identity.  For giving us a place to go to visit her, to adorn with flowers and butterflies and to let our daughter know that she will never be forgotten.  Since we will never be able to truly thank them for the wonderful gift they gave us, we want to help pay it forward by raising money so other grieving families can do this for their angels as well.  Please click on the link below to go to my fund raising site.  If you are able to donate, no amount is too small.  Please feel free to pass the link on to anyone that you might think would be interested as well.   Thank you!

http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/AmyBilland/2013TEARSmichiganrockandwalk