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Help Us Make a Difference This Giving Tuesday: Support Parents on Their Journey to Healing

This Giving Tuesday, Emery Funkhouser’s Kisses for Hearts invites you to join us in providing hope and healing for grieving parents. Your support will help fund our transformative Parents’ Grief Retreat, a sanctuary where parents navigating the profound loss of a child find solace, community, and tools for renewal. Here’s how your donation makes a difference: Creates a safe space: Parents…

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2023 Parent Grief Retreat

Registration is open for The Walking with Grief weekend retreat, designed for parents who have suffered the loss of a child. Grieving parents are welcome to participate regardless of how long ago the loss of a child occurred. This semi-silent retreat will be led by a team of professionals licensed in grief counselling and mindfulness meditation. The weekend activities include group and…

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Fundraiser for Parents' Grief Retreat

Fundraiser for Parents’ Grief Retreat

Dear Supporters We are thrilled to be hosting our 2nd Parents’ Grief Retreat Oct 8 – 10 and would love the help of Kisses for Hearts supporters. We would like to raise $3,000 to ensure we can provide this unique retreat to parents. Our Retreat provides parents who have lost a child, a weekend of respite, healing and connection to their child and other parents who share this unique loss.  Donate…

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It has been 4 years since Emery died after rejecting her heart. We will always be devastated and the first year was the hardest to survive.

In the aftermath of fighting rejection and losing the battle I sought out grief therapy and grief groups but wasn’t satisfied with those particular experiences. I was desperate for help though. A year after Emery died my job was eliminated from the company I had worked for for 15 years. This was definitely a grief trigger, grieving the job loss in addition to losing Emery. During my unemployment I learned of a Mother’s Grief Retreat in WI. It was hosted by a mom who lost a son to HLHS and I felt like this may be the right time to try another grief support mechanism.

My experience during that retreat inspired me to bring a similar experience to families in GA. It took 2 years to get it together and now we have a wonderful weekend planned for both moms and dads. This is an opportunity for parents to invest in themselves and reconnect with their child. It’s a time to disconnect from the pressures of life and be given the space to grieve and learn healing techniques.

I am so passionate about this & believe so strongly in the benefits that we have decided to cover the majority of the cost with money we raised in Emery’s honor from Emery’s Kisses for Hearts fund.

The retreat begins today at 6 PM and I hope it lives up to my dreams for the benefits I believe parents will receive from attending.

Thank you to all of our supporters, without your donations we wouldn’t have this opportunity to help others.

Parents Grief Retreat It has been 4 years since Emery died after rejecting her heart. We will always be devastated and the first year was the hardest to survive.

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We made our best #lastdayofvacation #KissyFace for the #PuckerUpChallenge from @valentinmaya via @deltavacations @delta Send #HeartKisses to someone you #Love #chd #transplant #1in100 @enduringhearts @american_heart @childrensatl Donate https://Paypal.me/KissesForHearts (at Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpcd-b1HaVK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=t6hfs80uj0q9

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We made our best #KissyFace for the #PuckerUpChallenge from @valentinmaya via @deltavacations @delta Send #HeartKisses to someone you #Love #chd #transplant #1in100 @enduringhearts @american_heart @childrensatl Donate https://Paypal.me/KissesForHearts (at Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpZxGlpH1yC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19h33m2o5uuwq

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We made our best #KissyFace for the #PuckerUpChallenge on @delta heading for #cancun Send #HeartKisses to someone you #love #chd #transplant #1in100 @enduringhearts @american_heart @childrensatl Donate https://Paypal.me/KissesForHearts (at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpRvG_Zn_fs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=um4t6plespo5

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