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Walk In Sunshine Gives Thanks on Giving Tuesday

by Louis Magrone | November 23, 2022 | Blogs | 0 Comments

This Giving Tuesday, we want to give thanks to the generous supporters of Walk In Sunshine. Thanks to our donors and partners, we were able to help more families than ever. This week alone we helped pay for the funeral of a 3.5 month old baby girl from Edison, New...

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month | Ask an Expert with First Lady Tammy Murphy

by Louis Magrone | October 25, 2022 | Blogs, Infant/Childloss | 0 Comments

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. For over 30 years, this month has recognized the tragic loss so many parents experience. The goal of this month is to provide resources for parents and families who have lost children due to miscarriage,...

Remembering 9/11 and Responding to Sudden Unexpected Loss

by Louis Magrone | September 9, 2022 | Blogs, For Family | 0 Comments

Sudden, unexpected loss leaves a heavy burden for those left behind. We are often left with questions, unresolved issues, and a range of emotions. While no form of grief is particularly easy to process, the unanticipated loss of a loved one can disrupt the normal...

Youth Suicide Prevention + Resources

by Louis Magrone | August 31, 2022 | Blogs | 0 Comments

Adolescence is a time of growth and new milestones, as well as a critical period of transition and change in terms of mental, physical, and social health. However, transitions like this can spark mental health challenges that can be associated with increased risk for...

Walk In Sunshine Receives Grant From Enterprise Holdings Foundation

by Louis Magrone | July 25, 2022 | Blogs | 0 Comments

Walk In Sunshine received a generous $1,000 grant from the Enterprise Holdings Foundation. This donation will assist Walk In Sunshine in providing additional financial assistance for families who have lost a child here in New Jersey. The Enterprise Holdings...

Our New Website is LIVE

by Louis Magrone | June 15, 2022 | Blogs | 0 Comments

Welcome to Walk In Sunshine. We are so honored and humbled to be a resource that continues to see hundreds of unique visitors each month to our website. Founded in Westfield in 2018, Walk In Sunshine is a best-in-class website for grieving parents to find the...

Talking About Twin Loss

by Louis Magrone | April 25, 2022 | Blogs | 0 Comments

The death of Christiano Ronaldo’s baby boy twin has garnered the sympathy of fans and followers around the world. On Monday, April 18th, he announced via a social media post that his newborn son had passed away. “Only the birth of our baby girl gives us the strength...

5 Most Common Pediatric Cancers

by Louis Magrone | March 24, 2022 | Blogs | 0 Comments

Pediatric cancer is one of the scariest diagnoses a parent can hear. While advancements in medicine have contributed to higher survival rates, pediatric cancer is the leading cause of death by disease for children under the age of 15 (acco.org). At Walk In Sunshine,...

Preventing Postpartum Suicide

by Louis Magrone | February 24, 2022 | Blogs | 0 Comments

Death by suicide or overdose is a leading cause of death for women in the first year after they give birth (WebMD). Suicide is a tragic outcome of untreated postpartum depression, and pregnancy and postpartum are among high-risk time periods for developing depression...

Maternal Health Awareness Day is January 23

by Louis Magrone | January 19, 2022 | Blogs | 0 Comments

Did you know that the United States is the only developed country in the world with a rising maternal mortality rate? Despite advances in medicine, maternal health remains a serious issue in the United States. Maternal health refers to the health of women during...

Walk In Sunshine on Giving Tuesday

by Louis Magrone | Nov 24, 2020 | Blogs

Giving Tuesday is less than a week away and will be here next Tuesday, December 1st. We know it has been a difficult year for everyone and we are grateful for all your kind words, time spent on our website, and for anyone who has donated financially since we were...

Walk In Sunshine Charity Adds Resources to Website To Help Families Cope With Loss from Suicide

by Louis Magrone | Nov 2, 2020 | Blogs

Walk In Sunshine Charity is thrilled to announce a new section on our website aimed at helping families find resources who have lost a child to suicide. While providing unique online resources for families of perinatal loss continues to be a focus for Walk In...

Walk In Sunshine Charity Unveils New Section Aimed at Youth Drug Addiction and Loss

by Louis Magrone | Sep 29, 2020 | Blogs

Walk In Sunshine Charity is thrilled to announce a new section on their website aimed at helping families find resources to help with youth drug addiction and for families who have lost a child to addiction. Providing unique online resources for families of...

Five Things You Should Know About Rainbow Babies

by Louis Magrone | Sep 8, 2020 | Blogs

1. What is a Rainbow Baby? A rainbow baby is a baby born after the loss of a previous baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or death in infancy. This term is given to these precious babies, because a rainbow typically follows a storm, giving us hope of what’s to come....

Walk In Sunshine Remembers Forgotten Children

by Louis Magrone | Aug 13, 2020 | Blogs

In our latest video, Lou Magrone chats with Gino Merendino, Co-Founder of Merendino Cemetery Care + Enza Cerami, LSW, social worker and community liaison for Holy Innocents Program about the burials, circumstances, and emotions when dealing with forgotten children....

A Father’s Day Chat

by Louis Magrone | Jul 22, 2020 | Blogs

In the second episode of our video series, Sherokee Ilse joined us to talk about the emotions fathers feel when they lose a child prematurely. facebookinstagramlinkedin

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