Gentle Wings Nonprofit

10/17/2026

Thank you Ben for reaching out and sharing your story..

My new single, “21 Weeks,” came from my wife’s and my own pregnancy-loss experience. We went into an ultrasound expecting to learn whether our baby was a boy or a girl, and instead learned that we had lost our child.
I wrote the song around the grief of losing both our baby and the entire lifetime we had already begun imagining.

Your work is centered on giving families something tangible and beautiful to remember their child by. If you feel the song could be meaningful to the families you serve or appropriate to share through Gentle Wings, I’d be honored for you to consider it.

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/benjohnson1/21-weeks
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10/17/2026

Thank you Wendy Berg for capturing video and bringing it all together! Also to Brooklyn and Klint for sharing your talent.

10/16/2026

💙 Gabriel’s Story | Gentle Wings 🦋
On Tuesday, I was truly honored to capture portraits of Gabriel and his family as part of Gentle Wings’ memory-making sessions. 💙
Gabriel, Kevin, and their family have the sweetest hearts and spirits. It was a privilege to share these moments with them and help preserve memories that will be treasured forever.
Today, we are sharing Gabriel’s story, with gratitude to his mom for opening her heart and allowing us to share it with you.
Please keep Gabriel and his family in your thoughts and prayers as they continue their journey. 💙🦋
With love,�Gentle Wings 🦋�*Because pictures are priceless, and memories last forever.

"Gabriel has Austism and in June we were noticing changes thought it had to with the Austism diagnosis. Had went to primary to get referrals started and we were waiting. I started to noticed his balance, behavior changed and balance issues progressively getting worse from June to the beginning of September. It all came together Thursday September 10th when I went to his school to bring his book bag and discovered quick he was in the nurses office and had fell and hit his head twice that day. He was leaning against the wall most the day and still falling. We decided to take him in was referred to take him to the St Mary's emergency room where they did a CT and found a mass on his brain stem. They admitted him to the hospital so we could get an MRI. Saturday we got that MRI done and the results showed he has a tumor on his brain stem and diagnosed him with DIPG. Diffuse Intrinsic Potine Giloma. We were also told that the tumor he has is incurable. They have us 18 to 24 months that he has. We are currently doing proton radation for 6 weeks to shrink the tumor.
Gabriel loves animals, going to the zoo and sea life at mall of americe. At this time we are hoping to leave Ronald McDonald house on November 4th."
Love is a Hug

10/16/2026

Always remembered..

10/16/2026

Thank you again KAAL. Katie and Kevin. 💜🦋

Nonprofit Gentle Wings provides free remembrance photography to local families, capturing the final moments parents spend with their babies.

10/16/2026

Thank you ABC 6 News - KAAL TV for reaching out to share Gentle Wings Nonprofit and Lexi Roses story. Thank you Katie and Kevin Mauermann for opening your doors and sharing your story. Tonight we will all come together to light our candles at 7pm... Lets join together to light up the world in remembrance of our sweet ones gone to soon. Forever remembered... . 🦋
Gentle Wings 2nd annual remembrance walk

10/04/2026

It was a beautiful, peaceful, and meaningful Remembrance Walk. 💜🦋

Today, Gentle Wings is reflecting on our loved ones by sharing their names and keeping their memories close to our hearts.

We are also honored to share a part of Lexi Rose’s mom’s beautiful speech, where she reminds us of the importance of taking care of ourselves while grieving and finding meaningful ways to remember those we love and miss so deeply.

Their names, their stories, and their love will always have a place in our hearts.

Thank you to everyone who walked with us, shared their stories, spoke their loved ones’ names, and helped make this day so meaningful.

Always remembered. Forever loved. Never forgotten