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Fundraiser in memory of Juliette Joy

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November 1, 2019 will mark one year with and without our firstborn, Juliette, who unexpectedly suffered a postnatal collapse and passed away only 36 hours after her birth. During this year, we've been supported by several organisations and support groups that reach out to bereaved parents and help them literally survive the darkest of times after the loss of their child.

In honor of Juliette, we aim to raise money to give back to those who helped us and enable them to care for more bereaved parents like us. Thank you for reading this and considering to donate!

If you have any questions, please contact Lizzy or Etienne directly or send us a message through GoFundMe.


These are the charities we have chosen to give back to:

Stichting Félice
Juliette Zwaan-Zwagemaker started her own charity organization after her daughter, Félice, died 7 days after she was born. Stichting Félice focuses on the funeral which bereaved parents unexpectedly have to plan in the midst of shock. They lend support by making contributions towards things parents might need to make a sad goodbye a little bit more beautiful, like bunting with the baby's name or help financing a tiny casket. In 2018 they were able to support 165 parents in this way and this year they’ve already surpassed that number. Juliette has also written a book about her feelings and experiences in the year after her baby died. We want to make a contribution so that they may continue to help parents in a way that no one else would think of.

Make a Memory 
Make a Memory is an organisation that sends out volunteer professional photographers to take pictures of babies or children who are terminally ill or have passed. Our photographer, Fokke, is a bereaved parent himself and his pictures are a priceless memory to us.

Neonatology department VUmc 
The NICU is the place where Juliette lived the longest outside of Lizzy’s belly. The manner in which they allowed us to say goodbye and cared for the three of us (and our family and friends) is indescribable. They use donations to finance research and to make the department more comfortable for parents to stay by their baby.

Sterretjescafé 
Ariënne organizes support groups in Haarlem where we meet other parents who have to miss their child(ren). We want to support her initiative because contact with other loss parents is extremely valuable to us and there are sadly very few groups like this in our area.


Thank you so much for your support!
Lizzy, Etienne and Juliette*




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  • Esraa Chaddad
    • €175 
    • 3 yrs
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Lizzy Stegeman Parker
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Amsterdam Oud West, NL

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