Power of the Bear

Sadly, everyday families leave our local hospitals, with empty arms and a broken heart because they have lost their precious baby. Staff at the hospitals give a teddy bear to help fill those empty arms. These teddies are given, never to replace, but to represent a very wanted, loved baby.

You may have received a bear when you lost your baby and have experienced some of the healing the bear provided. If you would like to donate a teddy in your child’s memory, please bring one to the candle light service and Patti will forward them to the hospitals.

We will have special handmade tags available that you can attach to your bear. You may then personalize it with your own message and possibly your child’s name.

Teddy bear requirements

• Brand new
• Med sized – Not too big – 20″ maximum – small is ok as these are used for families that have an earlier loss
• Simple bears are the best – not too cheerful an expression, no clothes, no logos (i.e. – no breast cancer bears), neutral colours (i.e. brown, crème, white)
• Something huggable and durable (these bears are slept with and cried with for years)