Name
Megan VANSTAN
Where are you from?
NSW
Referred by?
I received a Bear / Bag.

Comments

I am so thankful to the person / family who donated this 'Bear of Hope' in honour of another special babe, Hugo Michael Hay. This made me feel a little less alone in a very isolating time. I too will go on to donate in honour of my 'Arlo', wishing to give another what you gave to me – a sense of connection and a ray of hope. Here's to Hugo Michael Hay and Family, Arlo Nica Robertson and every other Angel Baby. Forever in our hearts. 💕

Name
Zoe Dyson-Smith
Where are you from?
Canberra
Referred by?
Received a bear

Comments

Thanks so much for this bear. We received it on 25th July 2021 when we lost our little girl. It inspired my husband to do a 100km run to raise money for bears of Hope! And he carry’s on raising awareness of miscarriage and baby loss. Thanks for giving me something to cuddle when I needed it most x

Name
Esther Edgeworth
Where are you from?
Narromine NSW2821
Referred by?
A bag from bears of hope

Comments

I would like to honour our bundles of joy and May we miss them we will be together again until we meet again R.I.P. our beautiful angels

Name
Jessica Gabel
Where are you from?
Adelaide
Referred by?
BOH Bag from Hospital

Comments

Thank you so much for this bear. My son Dominic Jameson George was born sleeping on 6/3/22 and it has been the hardest thing I’ve ever experienced. Thank you to Isabelle’s family for donating this beautiful bear. It will be forever cherished.
I love you Dominic, my sweet angel baby xx

Name
Chloe Ziegler
Where are you from?
Orange NSW
Referred by?
BOH bag received in hospital

Comments

Our beautiful daughter Luna King Elphick, was born peacefully sleeping on the 20th of October, 2021. During our hospital say, we received a BOH bag with a bear in memory of Jonah Robert Morris.

Name
Alison & Craig Smith & Drayton
Where are you from?
Cowra
Referred by?
From the gift pack I received at Nepean Hospital nsw

Comments

Our baby girl Debbie-May Jennifer Drayton was stillborn due to a rare condition Trisomy 18. She was the most beautiful girl in the world. It is hard finding comfort at times while dealing with this grief. We received a bears of hope hope pack with some great help and lovely gifts to help remember our girl. As her mother still being a Smith for now, it was most comforting to receive a bear in honour of another baby with Smith in her name. I believe j got this bag for a reason. I just know our baby girls have met and become the best of friends up in heaven and are working together to watch over both families. Baby girl Flora Joyce Dyson-Smith, and baby girl Debbie-May Jennifer Drayton, fly high together, find comfort in each other until the mummies and daddies that love you so much come up one day to meet you again.

Name
Dimity & Michael Blundell
Where are you from?
Canberra
Referred by?
Hospital

Comments

We’ve never known anyone who has lost a baby, so when our son Finley was stillborn at 35 weeks on 22/2/22 it was a great comfort to receive our bear in honour of Robert. It was like getting a hug from his family, people who understood our pain. We carry Robert as we carry Finley.

Name
Rosa + Lauren Bateman
Where are you from?
Mildura, Victoria
Referred by?
Mildura Base Public Hospital

Comments

Receiving this bear in honour of Baby Charlotte and Baby Imogene was such a comfort in the distressing time of welcoming our sleeping Baby Astro. We will cherish this bear and think of Charlotte, Imogene and our little man Astro for as long as we live. Thank you for this wonderful gift 💜👼🏼

Name
Kelly Duffy
Where are you from?
Canberra
Referred by?
When I received a bears of hope bag before my surgery

Comments

Thank you for providing such a thoughtful gift to our family. I really appreciated receiving this bag filled with information and keepsakes before my D&C. I will be forever grateful of Ella Major’s family for donating the bag and will cherish their hope bear as a way to remember Ella and Baby Duffy 💕

Name
Sarah Lawrence
Where are you from?
Bendigo
Referred by?
At Bendigo Health through the bear and bag

Comments

When we first saw the bear and bag in the room, we weren’t sure if we were going to take it home in the fog of trauma of losing our son Harry McLennan on February 10, 2022. However, the bear has been the beacon of encouragement in dealing with our grief and honouring Harry. I tracked down the bear donor whose advice and support has been incredible in helping me gain perspective, learning to go gently and riding the waves of grief. Someone I’ll be forever grateful for. The bear was also special support on the day Harry was cremated, the bear sat in front of a candle in our son’s honour. A counsellor at Bears of Hope has also given me vital information on returning to work which I’ve passed on to my workplace, which has been hugely helpful. So who knew, a beautiful little bear, could make a world of difference in helping to soften the worst depth of pain a parent can ever know. Thank you Bears of Hope.

Name
Rhiannon and Tamara Travers
Where are you from?
Darwin NT
Referred by?
Social worker at St Vincents Hospital

Comments

We received Chloe’s bear after the premature still birth of our daughter.
We can’t tell you what it meant to us in those dark days.
We have now donated bears in memory of our daughter.
We wish you nothing but love.
Xxx

Name
Ashleigh Pimm
Where are you from?
Cooma
Referred by?
I was gifted a bear

Comments

Thank you to the loving parents of Michael. I’m so very sorry for your loss.

The bear we received was in honour of our little boy Finn, the bear means the world to us. It has pride of place and always will.