Archive: Jan 2025

Name
Sarah Canney
Referred by?
Facebook group

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I was extremely sad to lose my first pregnancy in the middle of my first trimester, it took a while to sink in and when I called the Bears of Hope line a couple of months later, I just sobbed down the phone.

 

Thank you for my little bear, it is a sweet source of comfort and hope.

Name
Chantal S
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Hospital staff, gave us a BOH bag after we lost our baby.

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We are thankful for receiving this bear in Honour of Sophia and the support BOH have given us.

 

You might feel like you are alone through this but you are never alone.

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Katherine M
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GP

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We received this bear today after it was confirmed we had lost the baby we had long dreamed of and tried for. Receiving it was an acknowledgement that even though we were early in the process that this loss was real, and our grief is real.

 

Thank you for giving me something to hold onto in this time. Thinking of your lost little one also.

Name
Jake Brunning

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Thank you for our bear, it has been a comfort to know there are those who have treaded the path before us.

 

Having something tangible to take home has been a real help.

Name
Poonam and Santos Pradhan
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Westmead Hospital

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We made a gut wrenching decision to terminate our pregnancy in 16 weeks for medical reasons. Besides the best support from hospital and it’s caring staff, Bears of Hope helped understand that we are not alone and we can help someone like us get through these painful moments.

Very thoughtful of Cassandra Chivers, Social Worker at Westmead Hospital who provided extra bears for my other two kids. They held them tight thinking it’s from their angel brother ‘Aster’.

Forever thankful to everyone involved in getting us through this tough time.

Name
Helena Massey
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Through St George hospital

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Dear parents and family of baby Elsie

This week we received a bear in honour of your baby girl Elsie. It means so much to us to receive this bear, and to carry and remember little Elsie’s name even though we never got to meet her. We lost our baby girl Una Leonora Keenan this week and have donated a bear in her name as well. Both of our beautiful girls will never be forgotten.

All our love to you and your family,

Helena and Liam

Name
Katherine Philippa
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Hospital (from last bear)

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This bear in honour of siblings Atlas and Nate, and was very much needed during the time we lost our little baby at 12 weeks. This was our 5th loss, but hardest to cope with. This little bear now sits in the nursery of our now 8 month old son, in memory of the babies we lost, and in memory of Atlas and Nate (along side Jude’s bear). Our due date was 14/12/2023.

Name
Katherine Philippa
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Hospital

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This bear in honour of little Jude was very much needed during the time we lost our baby. They were the 3rd pregnancy loss, but first time we had heard about Bears of Hope. This little bear now sits in the nursery of our now 8 month old son, in memory of the babies we lost, and in memory of Jude (along side with Atlas and Nate’s bear). Our due date was 4/9/23

Name
Katherine Philippa
Referred by?
Hospital

Name
Katherine Philippa
Referred by?
Hospital