I wear a silver ribbon. It is an outward sign of the inner turmoil that I face everyday as the parent of a VACTERL child. It is a small but powerful reminder that our lives will never be the same. It takes my breath away. I never thought that I would wear a ribbon and certainly not for my daughter… but here I am and I wear my ribbon so that people will ASK. I need everyone to know how hard my princess has to fight to stay here with us.

I wear a silver ribbon to convince myself that some day we will have a normal life and be able to tell Kyleigh the story of the ribbon and why its so special.

I wear a silver ribbon to remind me how precious life is. In remembrance of the VACTERL angels who are no longer with us.

Most of all I wear a silver ribbon to remind myself to HOPE for a better day tomorrow.

Everyone asks me what can they do to help our family? .

I have one simple favor to ask… on October 24 wear a silver ribbon. Wear it for me and for Kyleigh and for hope.

Feel free to print this out and share it with your friends and loved ones!! I invite anyone to email us directly if you would like to receive silver ribbons!! I have an amazing friend Kim Townsend who has been working furiously creating the beautiful silver ribbons.

Email us at : schmidt.amber@kentuckystudio.com if you would like to receive postcards and/or ribbons! Please specify in your email your name, address, and number of cards / ribbons you would like!!!

October 24 and 25 will be challenging days for us. I am scared to death that we are going to face a reality that we have been able to put off for over a year now. Just knowing that we will have people out there wearing these ribbons and praying for us will make all the difference in the world!!!

You can read even more about this on Kim’s blog: Simply Splash

This entry was posted on Monday, October 15th, 2007 at 4:26 pm and is filed under Recent Photography .