what you can do to make me feel better

we were really disappointed to not be able to have a birth certificate for johannes; it felt like a slap in the face, or an attempt to invalidate his existence. but johannes was conceived by us, and grew for nine months inside of me, and we delivered him, and a death certificate was issued for him, but there was no birth certificate. something that legally recognized that our son was stillborn would have been a comfort to us.

there is a national drive to pass laws in the 44 states that don't currently have them for a certificate of stillbirth to be issued in cases like ours. it is not a political attempt to make a statement about when life begins; i would not support it or be publishing the address here if it was.

please take a moment to read the missing angels petition and, if you feel comfortable, add your name to it. thanks