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We are so very sorry that you find yourself here, we understand how it feels for your whole life to change in an instant and the shock and grief that can come with that, to experience what can be an unthinkably painful loss.
Please remember you are not alone and whilst grief may last as long as love does, it will not always be this raw pain you may be experiencing now.
Your details are data protected so here at Philip’s Footprints we aren’t told who receives a memory box to enable us to reach out to you. But we are ready to support you, now or at any time in the future as we know grief doesn’t have a time limit.
In 2008, some weeks after I lost Philip I came across the UK Sands, the stillbirth & neonatal death charity. I’d heard of them previously, a vague recollection of stillbirth support but for long-ago losses, for older women… as that just didn’t happen now (so I thought).
And yet there I was, an unpredictable loss 10 days before my due date, utterly lost and not knowing where to turn. I joined their online forum and was soon contacted by another Jersey mum, Vicky. I don’t remember my own login, but remember hers ‘Missing Her’. 2 simple words but with such a depth of meaning. Before we’d had a chance to meet there was, tragically, a stillbirth listed in the JEP. Without knowing what the other was doing, we both sent a sympathy card to the family and directed them to SANDS.
A few months later myself, Jo Prouten and Vicky de Veulle met for the first time. Friends who listen and support you are wonderful to have, bereavement counselling is another excellent means of support, but peer support – those who with similar experiences and can truly understand – cannot be underestimated.
In those early days, before social media (there was such a time!!) when it was so much harder to ‘connect’ these two women were truly a lifeline. We met often, talked long and I’m so pleased that they joined the charity as Trustees many years ago.
I have other, no less important, bereaved friends, some around the world that I have never met, or took years before I did – they all have a special place in my journey through grief. Please, don’t ever feel that you are alone – there are many of us, here for you.
Jo Nash, founder
We can support you in person, online or videocall – whatever you are most comfortable with.
One-to-One We can meet with you and support you on a one-to-one basis
Philip’s Footprints was there for me when I felt lost, heartbroken and alone. Having someone come to me, spend time and let me know my pain was valid, and that my experience matters is beyond priceless. It makes such a difference to have someone to talk to who won’t shy away from the hard topics and details.
In Person, by email , mobile 07797 844336 or message through our social media pages on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn, or we can arrange a videocall.
Everything you tell us is confidential.
Group support meetings available for later pregnancy loss and infant loss, please contact us for dates or see our social media.
Offering a safe and supportive space to meet, bringing together those who have been affected by the loss of a baby to share experiences, thoughts and feelings – if you want to – but also a chance to ask those questions or voice those thoughts you can’t say anywhere else.
We know the thought of meeting people can be a bit scary, there may be tears, there may be a little laughter too but our hope for you is by spending time with people who truly understand, and knowing you are not alone, you will begin to feel some comfort and healing. Everyone is welcome.
We also recommend Jersey Hospice bereavement counselling which can be self-referred and is a free service.
The work we do at Philip’s Footprints aims to support you on many levels, including aiding the process of reducing the trauma of baby loss that you have recently experienced. To this end, we have partnered with Yolanda Saez Castello MSc of Tap It Better to offer you a fully funded 90-min trauma clearing EFT Tapping session. There is a voucher included in your memory box.