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Circle of Life will host its second annual Wave of Light Ceremony for those in the community who have experienced pregnancy and infant loss. The candle lighting service brings together those who have grieved the loss of a child in a ceremony of unity.

The day is observed annually in the U.S. on October 15, and it’s a day of remembrance for pregnancy loss and infant death, which includes but is not limited to miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS or the death of a newborn. The ceremony seeks to ease the pain of families who have lost a child by offering another means of acknowledging and remembering a deeply loved and missed family member.

The Wave of Light Ceremony will unite friends around the globe in lighting candles for one hour to honor the memories of the sons, daughters, brothers, sisters and grandchildren who left too soon. As candles are lit at 7:00 p.m. local time, hundreds of thousands of people around the globe will commemorate and honor the memory of all children gone too soon in each time zone. The continuous chain of light encompasses and spans across the world for a 24-hour period illuminating the night in love and light in honor and remembrance of our children.

Locally, the ceremony will be held on Monday, October 15, at 6:30 p.m., at Orchards Park Pavilion, 1100 NE John DeShields Blvd. in Bentonville. The remembrance will feature a memorial service with music, readings, candle lighting and a memory walk. Please join us in the observance of National Pregnancy Loss and Infant Loss Awareness Day.

Circle of Life is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization providing compassionate end-of-life care to residents of Washington, Benton, Carroll and Madison counties.

For more information about the Wave of Light Ceremony, please contact Beth Snyder at Circle of Life at 479-750-6632.

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About Circle of Life:

Circle of Life is committed to compassionate end-of-life care for a person’s body, mind, spirit and family when there is no longer a cure. Care teams of physicians, nurses, aides, social workers, chaplains and volunteers provide care in our patient’s home, in assisted living facilities or wherever they may reside.

We are the largest nonprofit hospice in Northwest Arkansas serving Benton, Carroll, Madison & Washington Counties. Circle of Life is fully accredited and certified by Arkansas Department of Health and Medicare. Circle of Life provides acute symptom and pain management in two free-standing inpatient hospice homes located at 901 Jones Road in Springdale and 1201 NE Legacy Parkway in Bentonville.

Circle of Life is committed to providing bereavement support to the Northwest Arkansas community at no charge. We operate two GRIEF CENTERS housed in our inpatient hospice homes. Grief Center programs include support groups, grief classes, children’s expressive art classes, and workplace and school grief services.

The Perinatal Transitions in Care Program supports families from the time they receive a diagnosis throughout the bereavement process. The program involves a care team including social workers and chaplains. The care team works with the parents to create a personalized birthing and/or care plan. After the baby is born, the care team continues to help the family by gathering keepsakes and assuring that they have time and space to be with their baby. The team also offers follow-up bereavement service that continues for a minimum of 13 months after the baby’s death.

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