Adoptive/Grieving

Cameron’s Garden: Grief Support Program

In January 2009, a member of our MomsBloom family, Lesley Jeruzal and her husband Nathan, had the unthinkable happen. Their joyous pregnancy turned to tragedy when their doctor could not find their baby’s heartbeat at a routine prenatal appointment. Their daughter, Cameron, was stillborn on January 17,2009.

When family and friends started asking what they could do to help, Lesley and Nathan requested donations be made in Cameron’s name to MomsBloom. This was the beginning of Cameron’s Garden. After discussing the need for more support for families that have lost a baby, the grief support program started taking shape. MomsBloom wants to offer that same tender support we have given to so many families, to those who have had the unthinkable happen. To give newly bereaved parents somewhere to turn when no one else understands, to offer a hand to hold, a shoulder to cry on, someone to help these families get started on a journey towards hope and healing.

MomsBloom was recently awarded a grant through the Encore Program / Grand Rapids Community Foundation to get Cameron’s Garden up and running. Stay tuned for more information. If you have questions or want to get involved, please call: 616-828-1021 or email: bloom@momsbloom.org.