Have you done a kind deed in memory of your child? Has someone else honored your child with such a deed? If so, please share your story with us. We will try to include your story in this section of the IRIS website and will add your kind deed to the list below. Wonderful Acts of Kindness: Volunteering for IRIS and other infant loss organizations Passing by the "good" parking spot leaving it for the next car during peek shopping time Buying lunch for the person in back of you at the drive through of a restaurant Paid for a soldiers meal at a restaurant and left a note that said "Thank You" Carrying an elderly women's bags to the car Helping a friend from work get to the doctor and being there when the diagnosis come back as cancer Being Santa Clause for a local elementary students Donating hair to locks of love Sitting/visiting with the elderly Visited the nursing home with my dog/cat/horse Helping a fellow teacher during her breaks from school Opening countless doors for strangers Provided childbirth classes for mothers who couldn't afford them Making an effort to say hello to every person met on the street or in the store Made cookies and giving them to those who don't do any baking Typing recipes for a lady who wanted to make a keepsake cookbook for her grandchildren Making something for a friend when buying something would have been simpler Transporting a friend's children all week long Volunteered at a homeless pet programs Volunteered at a hospital Racked leaves for someone who needed the help/neighbor/friend/older person Shoveled snow for someone who needed the help/neighbor/friend/older person Mowed the grass for someone who needed the help/neighbor/friend/older person/widow Left flowers at a child grave Planted and took care flowers at a childs grave whose parents have moved out of town Sent a card to the parents of newly bereaved parents so they would know they were not alone Gave flowers to nurses, family, support group members, and friends, on my child's heavenly birthday Said a pray for someone else Took a meal to a sick friend and his family Light a candle in memory of a baby whose family lives in Africa and e-mailed her a picture of it Donated books to what would have been my child's school on special days So what kind things have you done in memory of your child? Let us know so we can add it to the list. iris@qwestoffice.net

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