2013 National Children's Memorial Day Virtual Candle Lighting

[Dawn Torrence Ireland]

Our homepage is temporarily modified in remembrance of National Children's Memorial Day on December 8th.

http://www.cherubs-cdh.org

Candles will be lit at 7:00 pm in all time zones so that there will be constant light around the world in memory of our children in Heaven.

The 2013 National Children's Memorial Day is Sunday, December 8th. At 7:00 pm in each time zone, people will be lighting candles to remember all children lost.

The World Census Bureau estimates that in 2008 over 350,000 babies were born in the world every day = 147 babies will be born with CDH every day. That is OVER 53,000 BABIES BORN EACH YEAR WITH CDH. Over 26,000 do not survive. Help CHERUBS fight CDH.

Over a half million babies have been affected by Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia since 2000. This means that over a quarter of a million babies have have been lost to this devastating birth defect. Over 800 babies are lost to CDH in the United States alone each year.

CHERUBS has participated in NCMD for over a decade. We remember all the families who mourn their children from Congenital Diaphragmatic and those who mourn their children lost from other circumstances.

This week our web site home page will go black in memory of those cherubs lost as we list every child in membership lost to CDH. It remain this way until December 11th. This is our solemn tribute to those cherubs with wings as well as our way to bring awareness to the many children lost to CDH.

If you would like your cherub's name added or removed, please e-mail us at login@cherubs-cdh.org Members names will automatically be included. Please contact us if you do not want your cherub's name listed. Please make sure to have your membership form (profile) updated with your cherub's name and status if you have recently lost your cherubs.

This year we are doing something to raise more funds for the cause. Every cherub has 1 candle lit beside his/her name. Family and friends can light more candles in his / her memory. Please make sure to give us the cherub's name as you donate.

Every $5.00 donated in memory of cherub lights another candle beside his/her name.

[ShellyMoore]

Thank you for all your hard work putting this together!!!

Shelly Moore

[PatriciaH]

Thank you Dawn for your dedication to Cherubs and all you do for our CDH Babies.

[Chris and TracyMeats]

Let us know if you don't see your baby listed or have questions.

[freedom]

Dawn - The page looks great. You do a wonderful job.

[Chris and TracyMeats]

Bumping this up!

[Chris and TracyMeats]

Cherubs are like snowflakes, no two the same. Light a candle in memory of your cherub or catch a virtual snowflake in honor of your cherub on our web site until December 31st. http://www.cherubs-cdh.org/. We have now added snowflakes.

Light a virtual candle in memory of your cherub here - http://www.cherubs-cdh.org/awareness...07-29-20-06-27...

Catch a snowflake in honor of your cherub here - http://www.cherubs-cdh.org/awareness...07-29-20-06-27...

If you don't see your child's name listed or see a mistake, please let us know, cpab@cherubs-cdh.org. If you update your profile or make changes, please notify us that is was done so we can get your son or daughter listed. We are not scanning the database for these updates, so please send us an email.

[PatriciaH]

I have purchased my snowflake! Awesome idea and a great way to pay tribute to our cherubs.

[freedom]

Thank you Patricia!

[FeleciaWoodruff]

Wahoo! Bryson now has 7 snowflakes. this is such a great idea!