Personal Stories
A Bereaved Donor’s Thoughts on National Donor Day
Originally posted for National Donate Day, reposted for National Donate Life Month, April 2017. By Amy Anderson. National Donor Day was originally established in 1998 to coincide with Valentine’s Day. It...
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Transforming My Birth Narrative through Donor Milk
By Jessica Daviso. Breastfeeding and breast milk donation to Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast were actions that transformed the narratives of my pregnancy and childbirth from...
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My Little Sunshine
Donating Through Grief: Gavin, “My Little Sunshine” By Cynthia Connery There will be a time in your life that you question your strength, your faith,...
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Donating Through Grief: Amy Stebner and Baby Ryder
There are so many things that people don’t think about when a mother loses her child. One of the things is what she goes through...
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Donating Through Grief: Leeona’s Little Life
By Kassie Lee Cook-Herrick This is possibly Leeona’s final gift to our world. She gave every bit of herself that she could. She was able...
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Donating Through Grief: Lucy’s Grace
Lois shared the story of her daughter Lucy Grace when she learned of the milk bank’s Memorial Quilt, which bears a leaf with the name...
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