Remembering Reyna

Hi, my name is Cassie and in October I lost my daughter, she was stillborn and suffered suffocation from the umbilical cord. I am not often one to ask for money or help, it’s something I truly struggle with. However, I want the best for my daughter, to honor her memory with our love and to our best ability. While I was pregnant, I was severely ill and unable to work, fortunately my wonderful partner worked so I could rest while waiting the arrival of our daughter. My job laid me off while I was on leave. We paid what we could while some bills piled up, I wasn’t worried because during pregnancy I applied for positions and was going to work after I gave birth. We also are surrounded by such a great support system.

As we were less than three weeks from bringing our beautiful daughter into the world. One morning I went to a routine appointment to check on baby, get my breast pump and plan birth. I talked with my doctor, had it all planned out, got my breast pump and sat on the table to hear babies heartbeat. There was nothing. Which was unusual, baby girl LOVED showing off to my OB always dancing around or kicking when she heard their voice, and felt the device for the Doppler. In that moment I knew I lost my daughter. Just the night before she was moving around. On October 30th, I was induced, On October 31st Reyna Eimani was born into this world, stillborn. Abiyo and I have been blessed to be surrounded by our friends and family as we grieve. We have received such support, it helps us get a little stronger everyday. Our wonderful labor and delivery nurse pointed us in the direction of Halos, a wonderful non-profit that helped us pay for the funeral so we could bury our daughter, and honor her memory along with friends/family who loved her just as much as we did. Now we are at a place where we are ready to get a plaque for her grave. Losing Reyna changed everything we planned for our next step moving forward in our lives together. We needed to take time to grieve, we still are. After a year of applying for positions I was blessed with a job (I talked to Reyna that day about how I wanted this for her, even though we lost her I still want to do right by her, within seconds I got a call with a job offer). I like to think Reyna gave me that, I know she did.

Our bills have piled up even more and trying to best split payments between bills, her plaque and sometimes even groceries, have been a struggle. Since I just started my job I will not be paid for a while. However, We would like to give Reyna the best. Honor her the way she deserves to be honored because she still blesses us to this day and will continue to bless her younger siblings. As I mentioned, I do not enjoy asking for money and sometimes even help. But today I set aside my pride for our daughter.

If you could help us honor our daughter either by donating, sharing this page and or being that extra support for the people in your life who are expecting a newborn. I would deeply appreciate anything ❤️

With Love,

Reyna Eimani’s Mama