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Skyler's Gift Foundation

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Skyler's Gift Foundation

Providing resources for parents who loose a premature infant According to an EPICure study, 1 in 8 babies are born prematurely in the United States.

For those born at 24 weeks like Tiffany and Stephen Bowens’s twin boys, Stephen and Skyler, there is only a 39% chance of survival. Most infants born prior to 24 weeks have little to no chance of survival even with modern medical technologies. Tiffany and Stephen Bowen started Skyler’s Gift Foundation to provide financial support to families in need that have lost their newborn infants from compli

cations of premature birth. They believe no one should have to face this loss alone and especially without the needed resources in place. While many services are in place for families during hospitals stays in the NICU, after a loss the support is no longer there. That’s where Skyler’s Gift steps in. Skyler’s Gift raises funds to support families in need and also supports ongoing research to prevent premature births and deaths and raise awareness of this very personal issue. The funding raised by Skyler’s Gift Foundation provides support for the following:

Mortuary and Burial Cost
Grief Counseling for the family (including siblings)
Support Groups
Educational materials for families and the public

Skyler’s Gift also provides financial support for organizations whose missions reflect their own.

09/01/2024

NICU Awareness Month is celebrated in September to raise awareness and support for neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and the people who work in them.

08/26/2024

Celebrating the beauty and power of Black breastfeeding. Let’s break down barriers and support our mamas.

06/18/2024

June 17-23, 2024 is Sands Awareness Week– This is an annual campaign by the charity Sands that. aims to raise awareness about stillbirth and neonatal. death and support those who have been affected by.

05/02/2024

May is Maternal Mental Health Month. Join us in creating awareness about the availability of perinatal mental health help, resources, and support for help seekers, their partners, parents, family members, and friends.
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02/13/2024

How brave you are!

02/05/2024

Thankful for my village.

01/28/2024

Does grief ever go away? Not likely. Instead, we learn to grow and create meaningful futures that include our grief.

01/23/2024

When I was probably around 6 or 7 years old, my mom took me to a local children’s bookstore in Indianapolis called Kids Ink. I used to love walking up and down the aisles and admiring the colorful displays of books and toys and games while my mom browsed good contenders for bedtime stories.

One day while she went to check out and chatted at the counter with the clerk, I stood next to her and looked longingly at the trinkets on the shelves right below, conveniently within reach. I caught sight of a brightly colored bouncy ball and the next thing I knew, I was slipping it into my pocket.

None the wiser, my mom finished paying and we walked out the door. That ball must have been burning a hole in my pocket, because no sooner had we gotten in the car than I started fidgeting with it sheepishly.

After she realized it was not, in fact, a toy from home, my mom looked me dead in the eyes and told me that taking something that I didn’t pay for was stealing and I was going to bring that ball back to the store and apologize.

Needless to say, I was absolutely mortified. I started sobbing out of sheer horror and embarrassment and continued to do so as my mom marched me back through the door, past the few other confused patrons, and right up to the sales clerk.

I honestly can’t even remember how my apology was received, because I was probably crying too hard to be coherent. I gave the ball back and seethed the entire car ride home over the utter humiliation of the experience.

Needless to say—I never forgot that lesson.

That bouncy ball was probably worth less than $1 at the time, and my mom still made me bring it back and fess up.

Because it wasn’t about the ball, it was about the principle.

Fast forward to a few days ago, and my kids had a playdate at a friend’s house. Her mother, my friend, was kind enough to invite us over in freezing temperatures and the kids played inside for hours with her two daughters while we chatted and caught up. They loved the pretend kitchen and the play cash register and at one point were making elaborate “sandwiches” to sell.

At the end of the playdate when it was time to head home, we helped clean up, got in the car, and left.

But as soon as we got to our house and headed inside, I noticed my daughter’s hand covertly stuck inside her pocket.

Immediately sensing something was up, I asked her to show me, and after some brief resistance, she finally withdrew her hand and opened her fist.

In it was $11 dollars and 5 cents of pretend money from her friend’s play cash register.

As soon as my daughter confessed, my son’s conscience must have gotten to the best of him because he also dug in his pocket and produced a red plastic ant.

I had to swallow a laugh at the absurdity of their contraband, but my mind flashed back to me as a little girl, standing in that book store with the stolen ball.

Was it as grievous an offense as stealing from an actual store? Absolutely not.

Were the items of significant value? Likely not.

But it was still taking something that didn’t belong to them.

And someday, that fake money could very well be real money.

(Hopefully I won’t have to worry about bugs.)

As I sternly began to lecture them, they both immediately burst into tears.

We had a long conversation about why we don’t take things that don’t belong to us, and how if we steal things from people, we break their trust in us.

And we sat down the three of us and they wrote apology letters to their friend. Funnily enough, we will be back soon for them to deliver the notes and apologize in person.

I know in the scheme of things, it really wasn’t a big deal. I texted my friend and she was gracious and kind and also got a good laugh out of it.

But it really wasn’t about the $11.05 and the plastic ant.

Just like it wasn’t about the bouncy ball to my Mom.

It was about a valuable, if uncomfortable, lesson.

It was about doing the right thing and making things right.

It was about the principle.

One I hope they never forget.

01/12/2024

Gentle reminder it’s ok to allow yourself to grieve without guilt, to not try to ‘speed up the process’ or pressure to move on. Grief takes time. Be patient. On some days, the only thing you might be able to do is to feel the depths of the emotions of loss, which is normal and okay.

01/02/2024

Keep surviving and living for them.

12/18/2023

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11/28/2023

Supporting someone through immense suffering is as simple and complex as that
It's being willing to let go of our desire to fix or make better

It's being brave enough to face our own discomfort and fears around loss and grief
It's being patient & showing up with a compassionate and curious heart

It's a willingness to learn about someone's experience of grief .. without placing our own expectations or beliefs onto them

It involves patience and the ability to keep a steady gaze on tragedies that most people look away from

There is no cure for this type of pain ...

its a transformative experience and grievers often find themselves alone in the wilderness

What a gift to enter that wilderness with them

Your presence is all that's required

You don't have to find the right words...

A compassionate presence is enough
It's everything actually

Address

276 5th Avenue, Suite 704/3001
New York, NY
10001

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+19177790519

Website

http://skylersgift.org/

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