I am currently 8 months pregnant with our second daughter, Livie Isla Braswell. Around 5 months, we were told that Livie has a severe, and fatal birth defect, and that if she does survive birth, she will only be with us for a few minutes to hours. Although we are devastated and heartbroken by this fact, we have made a conscious decision to stay positive and celebrate her life now. We really want Livie to "experience" and "see" things and places that she will never have the opportunity to experience and see. We believe we can accomplish this with the help of our friends and family through The Livie Project. It is my hope that in this way, we can openly enjoy and cherish every second we have with her now. We are extremely grateful to our good friends and family who have given us their love and support.
The Livie Project:
To celebrate Livie's life, and as part of her memorial, we have created The Livie Project. A good friend of mine planted the seed for this project when she traveled to Florida and wrote Livie's name in the sand next to the water. With that thoughtful action, she unknowlingly gave us a wonderful gift. We are asking our family and friends (and friends of friends, and their friends) to take the time to create something very special for our little girl. When you find yourself somewhere beautiful, like the ocean, or a lake, or the mountains, or a park, or anywhere that you believe someone else should also see, we ask that you "write" her name, Livie Isla, in the sand, or with rocks, or leaves, or flowers, or anything you can think of. We would love for you to take a picture and send it to us so that we may use it in The Livie Project. It is also our wish that Livie get to "experience" all of the things that we all enjoy, but that she will never have the chance to experience. Maybe you hike, or kayak, or travel, or ski, or run, or whatever it is that you love to do, if you could find a way to "include" Livie in that experience, by holding a sign with her name or whatever you can think of, we would be forever grateful! The love, support, and connecting of people is how we want to celebrate and memorialize Livie's life.
You may email me Livie's pictures or add me on Facebook and upload them there.
Email: megLbraswell@gmail.com
There are no words to match my gratitude to all of you who have taken the time to create such beautiful and thoughtful tributes for Livie. Your compassion and selflessness is truly moving and my family will be forever grateful for all of these special pictures and keepsakes. Through your kindness and selflessness, you have given us the gift of joy and happiness during this extremely grievous time. The Livie Project will be used to start a memorial foundation, in Livie's honor, to support mothers who receive a poor or fatal prenatal diagnosis.
With lots of love and gratitude from us,
Megan, Craig, Ryndee, and Livie
