NMCP Holds Bereavement Candle Lighting Ceremony

Photo By Seaman Imani Daniels | 181207-N-UA653-023: Portsmouth, Va. (Dec. 7, 2018) The Perinatal Bereavement Candle Lighting Remembrance Service invitation on display at the Perinatal Bereavement Candle Lighting Remembrance Service at NMCP. The service included the sharing of music, words of encouragement, prayers of hope and candles lit in honor and memory of infants who have passed. (Photo by SN Imani N. Daniels)  

PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

12.07.2018

Story by Seaman Imani Daniels 

Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth’s Perinatal Bereavement team held a remembrance service for parents who have experienced the great loss and heartache of losing an infant. The annual Perinatal Bereavement Candle Lighting Remembrance Service was hosted in NMCP’s chapel on Dec. 7 to continue to bring together grieving parents and their loved ones, showing support and sharing their stories to honor the memories of their children.

• Date Taken: 12.07.2018
• Date Posted: 12.10.2018 14:11
• Story ID: 302843
• Location: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, US