These beautiful human beings offer voluntary services to people at their most tender moments. They will come to the hospital or home to photograph children for the parents' memories. I wish there was no calling for such things. But if there's time to get in touch with one of them, I think it would be lovely to have some nice pictures!
This is a wonderful organization. We called but ended up not using them. I opted to take my own photos and let the hospital do theirs. At first I didn't want photos at all but they are a real comfort to me for some reason.
__________________ Matthew 19:14
Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
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Started November 15th and 22 pounds lost!
Walk America in 2007 in memory of my little Jackson. Go to walkamerica.org/sweetsmom to support me.
I have to say this is one of the better places to give. Because they give of themselves. When the drs thought my youngest had lukemia, we were in the cancer ward. There were parents that lived there like we did. In my daughters room, there was alittle girl perhaps 3. Her mom was rarely there. One night she started crying. She was going thru round two of chemo. She wanted her momma. I said I know I am not your momma, I am Emilys momma. But I am a mom. I can hold you if you want. She said, No, I just wanted MY MOM. Where was the mom.. well she came on the weekend for an hour. Trailing behind her her bf, his kids and their friends. IN a hospital full of sick kids. Nice huh?
When we left, I came back every week for a few months and brought food to sit in the parents room. My best friend did it for me. I was thankful not to eat another vending machine trinket.
One teenager was so very very ill. One day, her hair had all fallen out. She had her mom bring makeup. She said, well, who knows who you will meet here. Her mom took pictures of her like that. It brings to mind this charity. Thank you for bring it to the forefront.
Another non-profit organization is Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep. (www.nowilaymedowntosleep.com). As a NICU nurse I have worked with one of the photographers who volunteers for them and was blown away by their compassion and beautiful images created for these families. What an incredible gift to be able to give families.
i'm also a NICU nurse and have unfortunately had the experience of taking post-mortem photographs as well. i have been told that i have a "special talent" of taking these photographs, and have taken some that i hope will help the parents of these children see them as the angels that they are. i have personally never seen the photographers on these sites and will be sure to keep them in mind should the need arise. what they do is truly a wonderful thing. there is a particular art in capturing the beauty in these children, and just a change in lighting or position makes a huge difference. the children pictured on both sites are absolutely beautiful!
We just lost our daughter last Monday. One of the nurses and labor and delivery told us about The Jeremy Project who came out and donated their time and services. Getting the pictures taken was incredibly difficult, but we are so incredibly glad that we did. (Our pictures aren't back yet because she is editing them and putting them on a disc for us.) They actually normally do pictures for special needs children, but they also came out for us even though Olivia had already left us.
I know we have Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep in Michigan, I found out after I had my stillborn daughter.. I really wish I would have been told about it at the hospital
Professional Photography for Losses or Critically Ill Children 
