A local group donated to the Yorkton Regional Hospital to help families to have suffered a perinatal loss.
The Our Little Angels Perinatal Loss Group in Yorkton donated close to 50 packages to the YRHC maternity ward and emergency room. The packages included Twinkle Star Baskets, which are handmade crocheted baskets, as well as pamphlets on how to connect with local families and support groups that deal with perinatal loss.
Jannah Thomas, a volunteer with the Our Little Angels Perinatal Loss Group in Yorkton, said that they want to spread awareness as pregnancy loss or loss of a still-born child is just not discussed.
"We have one woman that comes to our group, and she volunteered as well, and over the last two years, she's made over 200 whether it be the baskets, blankets, and toques," she said. "We had 47 little packages at the Yorkton Hospitals."
Thomas said that the group started around two years ago, and the donation has been something they have wanted to do for quite some time.
"It's amazing, I myself had my own loss, and for the longest time, I had wanted to do this. Our group is open to anyone, and everyone has had some sort of loss, just depending on whether it was a 38 week or a 12 week, so this is just very, very close to our hearts, and it's just nice to be able to give back and help out other families that are going through the same thing."
Thomas noted that they meet once a month in Yorkton, and they also have a private Facebook group, and if anyone is interested in joining, they can email her at G.J_thomas@hotmail.com or Melissa Mitchell at mmitchell@saskabilities.ca.
