Illinois Long-Term Resources

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Please also visit:

Before the Birth
During Birth
After the Birth (immediate postpartum and long term healing)
Farewell Celebrations to link into immediate funeral/burial/cremation information that is not based on location, as well as personalized farewell options such as crafts or special events, and support resources.

Groups:

MEND
The SBD Love Cupboards host various group gatherings, including Sewing Circles
The SBD Professional Doulas host various group gatherings, including Birthing Healing retreats and workshops for stillbirthday parents

Organizations:

- Gifts from Liam
  Anna Lorena
  Executive Director Operations
  Website: www.giftsfromliam.org
  Email:info@giftsfromliam.org

SIDS of Illinois, Inc.
Ms. Pam Borchardt
Executive Director Operations
710 East Ogden Avenue, #550
Naperville, IL 60563
Phone: (630) 305-7300
Fax: (630) 305-4773
Email: pam@sidsillinois.org
Services: family, packet, newsletter, individual peer support, support groups, video/DVD support group for rural families, no stillbirth & miscarriage support, provides Spanish materials & services, covers state of IL.
Bereaved Parents of the USA
Ms. Dave Alexander
Director of Board
P.O. Box 95
Park Forest, IL 60466
Phone: (708) 748-7866
Website:www.bereavedparentsusa.org
SIDS/Infant Mortality Program
Nicki Woolverton
Illinois Department of Health
535 W. Jefferson St.
Springfield, IL 62761
Phone: (217) 557-2931
Fax: (217) 557-5396
Services: referral to local PHN in family’s county of residence, home visit for counseling & referral to support services, info on SIDS, grief & bereavement to parents via personal letter and packet. No stillbirth/miscarriage services, limited bilingual materials. Covers state of IL.
AMEND
Jane Borman
2209 Gillis
Alton, IL 62002
Phone: (618) 466-7129
Department of Public Health SIDS/IM Program
Barbara Breidenbaugh
500 E. Monroe Street, 1st Fl
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone: (217) 557-2931
Email: BBreidn@idph.state.il.us

The International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation has an emphasis on therapist guided psychotherapy and a resource list to locate one near you.

Books, Websites and More:

Please be sure to visit the immediate emotional health resources that include crisis hotlines, websites, and books on bereavement.

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BIRTH & BEREAVEMENT QUOTES

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She was a genius of sadness, immersing herself in it, separating its numerous strands, appreciating its subtle nuances. She was a prism through which sadness could be divided into its infinite spectrum.

— Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything Is Illuminated

No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.

— C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

I am strong.

— January, founder of Birth Without Fear

When someone you love dies, and you’re not expecting it, you don’t lose her all at once; you lose her in pieces over a long time—the way the mail stops coming, and her scent fades from the pillows and even from the clothes in her closet and drawers. Gradually, you accumulate the parts of her that are gone. Just when the day comes—when there’s a particular missing part that overwhelms you with the feeling that she’s gone, forever—there comes another day, and another specifically missing part.

— John Irving, A Prayer for Owen Meany

They say time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of the grief is finite.

— Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince

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