Support for the Albions After Losing Baby Jane

On January 25th, 2024 at 8:35pm, my amazing sister Meagan and her husband Stephen Albion welcomed their baby girl, Jane Elizabeth Albion into the world. They were only given one beautiful hour with their precious baby to hold her, give her all their love, and comfort her before Jesus called her home.

At just shy of 20 weeks pregnant, Meagan began to experience symptoms of premature labor with absolutely no explanation as to why it was happening. The doctors cried as they told them the news nobody wants to hear: they were going to lose their precious baby girl. Nothing could be done to stop the progression of labor. Nothing could be done to save baby Jane. It was a truly unimaginable situation. We all cried. We begged God to save Jane. We prayed like we have never prayed before. We asked for a miracle. But, for reasons we will never understand, sweet Jane was taken from them.

Meagan and Stephen and their two boys are absolutely shattered. Baby Jane was the answer to so many prayers. The excitement and love we all felt for this baby girl was immeasurable. She was a dream come true, and, tragically, she was taken away. They are experiencing profound grief. It is a parent’s worst nightmare.

I created this in the hopes of raising funds to help alleviate the many financial burdens they now have following their tragic loss and to give them the space they need to grieve their daughter. Stephen does not get any bereavement pay, so without financial assistance he will not be able to have the time off work that he needs to be with his family and have the space to grieve the loss of his baby girl. As it stands, he will have to return to work after just three days. They have a ton of unexpected expenses, including memorial expenses and medical expenses.

Lately, it seems they have been struck by blow after devastating blow. This young couple has endured more hardships and trials in the last few years than most have in a lifetime. They have met each battle they encountered with tremendous courage and unwavering faith. Their oldest son was born with kidney problems that required multiple surgeries and still require continued close monitoring.

In 2021, Stephen was diagnosed with cancer and had to undergo surgery and chemotherapy. Thanks be to God, he beat cancer and has remained cancer free. Recently, they moved to an old homestead property with big dreams and a vision to fix what is old and broken to create something beautiful, like only they can, just to have wrench after wrench thrown into their plans. In November, they went on a trip celebrating their 10th anniversary, only to have their primary vehicle breakdown beyond repair 7 hours from home.

With their primary family vehicle out of commission, they began using the farm workhorse jeep as their main family vehicle, but, it too, was taken out by an unexpected breakdown, leaving them with just Stephen’s truck that he takes to work every day. Stephen’s truck, now the sole family vehicle, has a heater that doesn’t work and trouble maintaining a charge, but it gets him to and from work so he can provide for his family.

If only the vehicle troubles ended there. To add salt to their already unimaginably painful wound, when they tried to leave the hospital after Jane passed so they could begin their grieving process in their home, their one remaining vehicle wouldn’t start, leaving them stranded in the parking lot of the hospital where, just a few short hours ago, they said goodbye to their sweet, beautiful baby girl.

Jane felt like a promise of peaceful times coming. She gave them hope that, after some really hard years, they would finally have a time of peace and contentment, a time to breathe. Then, she was taken away.

To know the Albions is to love them. Meagan and Stephen are the most wonderful, kind, and caring people. They are full of joy, and full of life. They are incredible parents. They are the type of friends that everyone wishes they had. They have an uncanny ability to pull beauty from brokenness. I am so blessed to call them family. It is hard to put into words how truly amazing these two are, but if you know them personally, you know exactly what I am trying to convey.

I don’t understand why these incredible people have had to endure so much pain and tragedy. It is unimaginable, but I know that with God’s help, they will create beauty out of the devastation of this tragic loss. This is not the end of the story.

Please help me bless this family that has blessed so many of us. Anything you can contribute is greatly appreciated. No donation is too big or too small. If you are unable to contribute financially, words of comfort and sharing this page would be so helpful. Thank you for rallying behind my baby sister and her beautiful family.