A few weeks ago I was perusing Pinterest and came across a necklace similar to this on my home screen. The necklace was highlighted for me because I follow the Preeclampsia Foundation and I had pinned a logo that was on one of their boards that was designed by Melissa Muir, preeclampsia survivor and Jewelry Designer. The logo was created for the Preeclampsia Survivor T-shirts, that are sold to raise public awareness about preeclampsia. Melissa is a 3-time preeclampsia survivor and had created a special necklace in honor of her daughter Kelsi. Kelsi was born at 24 weeks gestation and only lived for a couple of days. The wonderful and magical world of Pinterest, highlighted this necklace for me because of my previous pin of the logo. Seeing the image of her necklace had an immediate affect on me and I simply had to have one in honor of my son, Holdon. This began my connection to this amazing artist and the discovery of my preeclampsia sister, as she called us. Given our bond through this terrible condition of pregnancy, and the way she immediately opened her heart to me and shared her story, I realized we really are preeclampsia sisters. Although, she had only created the one necklace for herself, she agreed to create one for me too. The heart shape of the pendant is the same heart in the Preeclampsia Survivor logo and it symbolizes that I am a preeclampsia survivor too. The stone is my Holdon’s birthstone.
This morning I discovered my beautiful necklace in my mailbox and it is even more beautiful in person!
To read Kelsi’s story: http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/k/kelsi2005/
To learn more about Melissa Muir, please visit her at:
www.melissamuir.com
www.kcjewelbox.com
The Preeclampsia Survivor Shirt
In Melissa Muir’s own words, “The heart was created to show the love we hold for our children. The swirl in the upper left portion of the heart is also meant to represent the Preeclampsia Foundation Logo. The sweet foot on the heart represents the impression made on each of us that have been affected by preeclampsia.”
The heart logo design was then taken by volunteer Tina Spangler, a graphic designer, and developed into the current preeclampsia survivor shirt.
Click to read more, Preeclampsia Survivor Shirts Raise Public Awareness
It is beautiful, love it. So very special, as Holdon is for ever in our hearts.
Such an elegant design and I appreciate the deep meaning behind it. You are quite an inspiration. XO