Hephzibah Rajan

100K for Teresa Joy Panicker

I’m walking 100K this month to support Sands, for every baby that’s not here today. To explain the importance of this organization, I need to explain how I was introduced to them.

My older sister, Tina, has been my rock since day one. She’s been at the end of the call every single time, no questions asked. She’s been like a mother to me. In fact, we always she is a mother… to me and my younger sister. We were her lab rats and we were training her for the real thing.

We expected my niece, Teresa, in January. Little did we know we’d lose her to stillbirth. All of our dreams, wiped overnight. Since then, I’ve learnt it’s not that uncommon. That stillbirth and prenatal death happens a lot more than you think. But not a lot of people actually talk about it. Not until I started having conversations with others and they’d mentioned their own losses or their mother’s. 

Not all days look as happy as before anymore and that’s where Sands comes in. Sands ensures that everyone affected by the loss of a baby gets the support they need and deserve when facing the toughest of times. They campaign for change, provide training for midwives and healthcare professionals, and support research so that fewer babies die and so that less families experience the tragedy of losing their baby. 

Please feel free to join our team, Tessa’s Tribe, in this 100K challenge for the month of September, share the donation page with the friends and family or donate to the foundation. Anything you are able to donate means so much.

Thank you.