A New Morning

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Sean — No Comments ↓

“A New Morning” by Annika Pearce

The dawn of a new day breaks

The horizon a hewy peach

The sun peaks over the mountains

Igniting the first morning without you

It feels like you were with me for a lifetime

It feels like you were never really here

Not ever mine to keep forever

A precious gift to look after for just a short while

Maybe God chose me because I am strong

I used to be strong and now I feel like I will crumble

He chose me to grow and nurture you

And now he has the most precious angel

The sun is sitting high in the blue

Surveying the landscape before me

It’s light will never touch your face

Nor warm the coolness that overcame you

My love for you makes me cry

My smile is lost in a deep empty ocean

The jealousy stabs my heart a thousand times each beat

My arms ache and my heart is heavy without you near it

The sun falls, the blue is darkening

The world is preparing to sleep and I wish for it to never come

Sleeping stillness, that silence has defeated me forever

On that first day without you

Posted in Guest Blog, poetry, Your Story

Press Release June 4, 2013

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Sean — No Comments ↓

Local Leaders for “Return to Zero” Build Buzz in the Community

By Paul Jaconi-Biery June 4, 2013

Los Angeles, CA - Harnessing the power of social media, the producers of the independent feature film “Return to Zero” have turned to the community that helped crowdfund the film to spread the word.

Faced with the task of convincing distributors that there is a market for an independent drama centered around the complex issue of stillbirth, the producers of “Return to Zero” are tapping into social media to empower those interested in the film to become its champions by crowdsourcing marketing and promotion.

In just over a week, more than 2,300 people from over 40 countries have volunteered to be Local Leaders for the film — each Local Leader is charged with getting 100 people to pledge to see the film on opening weekend in their community.

“This is the first film ever made about stillbirth. It’s a difficult topic, but it’s a story that needs to be told. And by the response we’ve been getting on social media, people are really excited to see it,” said Sean Hanish, writer/director of the film.

“We have been surrounded by an amazing community from the word ‘go’ on this project,” said Paul Jaconi-Biery, producer of the film. “They’ve supported us when it mattered most, for example, contributing money to finish the film through Kickstarter. And now they’ve gone even farther — creating Facebook groups, using Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest to expose their friends and family to the project.”

“The response to our Local Leaders push has been astounding,” said Hanish. “We’re going to be able to show distributors that not only is this a great film with some truly amazing performances, but that there is a built-in audience that will do whatever it takes to see it when it is released in theaters.”

In less than two weeks, over forty thousand people throughout the U.S. and around the world have pledged to see the film, with thousands more pledging every day.

“The sky’s the limit,” said Hanish. “We are truly grateful to have the support of so many people who are passionate about getting this important film seen around the world.”

About “Return to Zero”

“Return to Zero” is an independent film starring Minnie Driver, Paul Adelstein, Alfred Molina, Connie Nielsen, Andrea Anders, Kathy Baker and Sarah Jones. Written and Directed by Sean Hanish, the film is based on the true story of Sean and his wife, Kiley, and their experience of stillbirth. Sean produced the film along with Paul Jaconi-Biery.

For More Information Please Contact:
Paul Jaconi Biery, 323-633-1440, [email protected]

Posted in Local Leaders, Pledge Drive, Press Release

Avalee’s Story

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Sean — 16 Comments ↓

(This is Avalee’s story by her mother, Alyssa. Thank you for sharing this with us Alyssa.)

On June 10th, 2012 we were finally blessed with a positive pregnancy test. My husband and I had been married for two and a half years and were so excited about the next chapter of our lives. We soon found out we were expecting a little girl, something I had always dreamt of. I began crafting up bows and her nursery was set up within a week of finding out the gender. We chose the name we had always loved, Avalee Elizabeth.

My pregnancy was not an easy one. We had a scare around eight weeks, I bled off and on from the eighth to the twelfth week. Once that stopped we discovered my fluid was low and I began drinking around eighty ounces of water a day, as well as grape juice in hopes it would fix the problem.

Eventually, that problem was also solved. Then the third scare came; we found out our little Avalee was measuring nearly three weeks behind. We were also sent to a high risk specialist, and found out she had a single artery umbilical cord. She continued to grow, but never seemed to catch up. We kept faith and kept fighting for our little girl. Looking back, I was so naive because I had no doubt we would make it out okay. Thanksgiving passed and we were finally in the third trimester.

Two days after her baby shower I woke up feeling very uneasy. The day prior I hadn’t felt any movement and thought maybe she was just sleeping more or something. I chugged a glass of cold grape juice and laid down on the couch waiting for feel those kicks I had grown to love so much. In the past a cold sugary drink usually did the trick, but not this time. My Avalee still wasn’t moving. I called my doctor’s office and they had me come in.

At the time I was so excited that I would get to see my baby that day, again completely naive. We get into the ultrasound room, the room where we first met our baby. The ultrasound tech begins. Usually my husband speaks up first and says “there’s that heartbeat” or something. It wasn’t jumping out at us this time. We sat in silence for a few minutes. My husband reaches over and holds my hand tightly. I could tell that the poor ultrasound tech was trying to find the words. It didn’t feel real, I felt like I was dreaming. “I can’t find the heartbeat guys” she whispers. That was the moment our whole world came crashing down. She handed us some kleenex and left us alone for a minute.

We then got sent to a nearby hospital and began to get induced. Most of that experience is a blur to me. We had friends and family show up for support immediately, and we were so glad that they did. for me it was hard to accept. I still held onto the idea of my miracle baby being born crying and defying all the odds. Labor really began the next morning. I had very strong contractions. I was not able to get an epidural yet due to the blood thinners I was on (due to a blood clotting disorder I have), they had to test my blood first. The contractions were unbearable. My mother and husband held my hand and talked me through them as my mother-in-law rubbed my back each contraction. Finally, I was able to get an epidural, which was bittersweet. It eased the pain, but I still couldn’t enjoy my delivery. I was very sad that I couldn’t lay there seeing my baby’s heart rate being monitored, like I had pictured in my head. Finally my sweet baby was born on December 12th, 2012 at 9:04 am.

She didn’t come out crying like I had hoped, we didn’t get our miracle. She weighed 1 pound and 2 ounces and was 12 inches long. She should have been bigger for her gestation age, but it was evident she had issues. It only took a few pushes. My mother-in-law, mother, and husband watched as she was born. It seemed like there were a dozen people in the room. My mother-in-law told me how gentle our doctor was with her; he wanted her to come out as perfect as possible. We knew immediately that something was wrong with our sweet baby, she had had an issue all along.

Our baby was taken to a cart in the corner of the room, all the nurses and doctors talked silently about her. The lady who was the head of the NICU came over and talked to me. She told me that they had tried to resuscitate, but were unsuccessful. She also informed me that Avalee had some “abnormalities”. I asked to see her, she seemed surprised that I wanted to so quickly. I didn’t care what was wrong with my baby, I just wanted to see her.

Finally I got to hold my sweet Avalee in my arms. She was so small. For a moment I had to grieve the made up image I had in my head. The nurse talked to me about her deformities-her ears were low set, she had webbed toes on her right foot and webbed fingers on her left hand. I honestly can’t remember the rest. There was so much to take in at once. Our mother’s held our sweet baby. We then asked for some time alone with her. Our first family moment. My husband and I always joked about hoping she would get my nose and his lips. We noticed that she had the opposite and were able to laugh together.

We sat and stared at our beautiful little girl, wishing so bad there was something we could have done. We wished so bad that she had met us. I remember during our alone time with her, my husband held my hand with tears in his eyes and said “you’re the best friend I’ve ever had”. I love that memory. I didn’t know what people in this situation usually did.

Looking back, I wish I had been able to give her a bath or that I had studied her more. I don’t even know what my baby’s little bottom looked like. We did take pictures with her, and I’m so glad we did. I treasure those pictures more than anything else in the world. Our little angel was turning purple, it hurt so much to see that. I eventually sent her back. I felt so guilty to do that; I still feel guilty to this day that I only spent two hours with her. I wish I could go back and get more time with her.

My favorite thing to remember about my sweet Avalee is how her skin felt. It was so soft and almost sticky; we stuck together. She also had a lot of dark hair, much more that I thought she would have had. The hospital said they would get a sample of it for her memory box, but they never did. I wish I wouldn’t have been so distracted them so I could have reminded them. I remember them bringing her memory box to me. I treasure her little footprints so much. I’m in love with those tiny footprints. Her memory box smells like she did, or like the hospital did once. I try not to open it too much now so that smell doesn’t escape.

We buried her two days later, I felt so numb I didn’t even cry at the funeral. It didn’t feel real. I was only 22. I couldn’t possibly be burying my child yet.

I miss my baby so very much. I loved every imperfection, even though I wish she hadn’t had them. Life after Avalee has been very challenging. There have been times when me and my husband were closer than ever, and there have been times when we couldn’t have felt more distant from each other. Grief is a terrible thing, everyone does it so differently. You just have to do whatever you need to do to get you through that day. I don’t know why this had to happen to us, to our daughter, but I am so glad she was ours. I was chosen to be her mother. I may not be able to have her yet, but I will for eternity and that is a gift.

Our geneticist believes she had a condition known as Triploidy. She also told us our chances of it happening again are very low. We are currently trying again, but our Avalee will never be replaced. She is our first child.

I honor her daily, by either buying new flowers for her grave, wearing a ring with her birthstone, writing her a letter, participating in charity for other babies, or planting something in memory of her.

When people ask us how many children we have-we will always include her. She lived.

“I loved you yesterday, I love you still, I always have, I always will.”

Thank you so much for allowing Avalee’s story to be told.

-Alyssa Woodrow, Avalee’s mother

Posted in Guest Blog, Your Story

Khaleesi’s Story

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Sean — 3 Comments ↓

(This is a guest blog by Anna about her daughter Khaleesi. Thank you for sharing this with us Anna.)

On Friday 15th March 2013, I went to a 3D ultrasound that I’d booked in. I was almost 32 weeks. My partner didn’t come as we had to put down our dog the previous day so he wasn’t feeling up to it. My mum came with me instead. We were in the room getting the ultrasound and the lady told me there wasn’t enough fluid and asked if I’d lost any fluid which I hadn’t. She asked me to go wait in the waiting area while they consulted their doctor. They then told me to go visit my gp.

When I got there the doctor told me there was no heart beat. I hadn’t felt much movement the past few days but put it down to the baby not having much room to move. The doctor wrote me a letter and told me to go to the maternity ward at the hospital. I called my partner and told him. He couldn’t believe it. I went home and packed a couple of things just in case then went into the hospital. I waited for 5 hours that night until the doctor came to see me. She then told me I could wait for the labour to come on naturally or get induced. We decided to get induced. She told me to come back at 9am the next day. We went home at 10.30pm and I didn’t sleep much that night. I spent most of the night crying. We went back in at 9am and we were told that the amounts that were written down were different so they had to wait to talk to the head doctor who was asleep. Three hours later they came in and gave me the first round to induce me. It was a long day of waiting for the labour to come on. Every 3-4 hours I had another round to induce me. After the fourth round, Khaleesi’s head was starting to come out. She was born at 1.50am on the 17th March 2013. She was 40cm long and weighed 2.164kg.

We got to hold her and get some photos before she was taken away. We were given a book with her details in it and her hand and foot prints. We requested an autopsy so we could find out some answers as to why she had died. Two weeks after giving birth to her, the doctor called me to go in to get some blood tests for clots and preeclampsia. Both times I went in to get blood tests, I was asked how far along I was or if I was pregnant. I was scheduled to have my check up on the 16th May (which would have been almost 8 weeks after giving birth) but it was rescheduled for the 23rd May so I still don’t have any answers.

I never thought that anything like this would happen to my baby. Everything was going well with my pregnancy. I didn’t have any problems. I’m anxious about going back to work. My boss is really good and has explained to the students about what happened to Khaleesi. I still try to avoid students when I see them in the shopping centre but I’ll have to get over that soon.

I went into work today to give a book to the school and I went and sat in my friend’s classroom for a bit. I survived so I guess I’ll be ok when I go back to work. So that is Khaleesi’s story. Thanks for reading.

Thanks,

Anna

Posted in Guest Blog, Your Story

The Story of My Angels

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Sean — 4 Comments ↓

(This is a guest blog from Jessica. Thank you for sharing this with us, Jessica.)

Hi, my name is Jessica, I am the mother of three beautiful angels! In october of 2011 I lost my twin babies at 12 weeks this was my first pregnancy and I was completely clueless that this sort of thing happens often. We waited a few months to start trying again and the third month we found out we were pregnant again! I was so nervous until I got passed my first trimester! I thought “whew, now that all that worrying is over we can be excited!” well little did I know that my world as I knew it would come crashing down on December 24th 2012… I was sitting in a hospital room with my husband Michael and praying God would come rescue us from heartbreak!

We found out that our sweet baby boy Colby that had been growing healthy and strong in my belly for 39 weeks had died. We were beyond devisitated. We didnt have any answers to what had happened and honestly didnt care at the moment. We just wanted our baby to be ok! The Dr. told us he had passed away and asked us if we wanted to be induced that night or wait until after Christmas. We decided to wait until the friday after which was December 28th and pray like weve never prayed before for a miracle!

It was a hard few days of crying ourselves to sleep, praying in his room and constantly praying quietly and trying to trust that God would bring our baby back to us! Ive never trusted God for anything more in my life then for that! I was heartbroken for my baby! So we got through the week and friday morning I got a call from the dr asking where I was. I was apparently supposed to be there at 4:30am. Not pm. We had all planned to have both of our familys come pray together in Colbys room before we left so we hurried and got ready and everyone came over to pray! It was such an amazing bonding experience! Me or Michael neither one like to pray in front of people but we sure just laid everything out there! So after we all finished praying we headed out to the hospital.

I was nervous because it was my first time giving birth and even though I “prepared” myself with books and tons of information and took a lamaze class I knew you can never really be totally prepared for what I was about to do! Especially when you know your baby may not make it. So we got to the hospital and all hooked up to pitocen and about 2 hours or so later I started getting pretty strong contractions.

On 12/28/12 At 7:05pm (after less than 4 hours of unmedicated labor) Colby Allan O’Dell was born! Weighing 6lbs 14oz and 20 and a half inches long! He warned us that Colby would be peeling and his head would be very soft… He was right… It was very hard to see our baby like that but we wanted to love on him and cuddle him anyway! He put him up on my chest and I already knew since there was no crying that we didn’t recieve the miracle we had been begging God for. It was honestly OK at the moment… We knew he was with Jesus and God had bigger plans. We just wanted to love on our sweet son as long as we could! He was the MOST BEAUTIFUL thing I have ever seen in my life! Not only was he already an angel but he truly looked like one to mommy and daddy!!!! We were amazed at what we had made! He was a pretty perfect mix of us both! Beautiful eyes, Long eyelashes, and chubby cheeks and chin after mommy. And big feet, “quarterback” hands, sweet little nose, ears and perfect little mouth after daddy! He had about inch long hair that was a light brown too! (we saved some!) he was sooo incredibly precious!!!

After two hours of snuggling I was allowed to get unhooked from my IV so we were able to give him his bath! It was very hard for me because it made his skin peel even more but we really wanted to give him his bath and treat him like normal! After we gave him his bath all the family came in to see our precious angel. We all just stared at our sweet baby for a few hours! After everyone left just the grandparents stayed until eventually we had the nurse take Colby away from me… forever… At least until heaven… a lot of me died then too.

That was the absolute most hardest thing that has ever happened to me! It was actually worse for me than when we found out what happened to him! My baby was being taken away by some lady I didnt even know!!!! I wanted to jump on her and beat her up so I could have my baby back. But we knew we needed to let go of him. He was deteriorating very fast and we wanted to remember him perfect looking and not like that. So I dug my face into Michael and let it all out! Ive never cried so hard and hurt so deep! It was aweful! That is when it finally hit me. My baby is gone. I dont get to love on him until I grow old and die like its supposed to happen! I dont get to watch him grow up and be an awesome stud sports player like we dreamed of! I dont get to see him take off to his first day of school, or graduate, or get his first girlfriend, or get married and have his own children! I dont get to take care of him like I wanted to do so badly! All I learned from books over the last 9 months I had to just throw out the window because I wouldnt be using ANY of it! I dont get to be the mother I know I can be yet! A million things were running through my mind! I’m glad our parents were there because I needed to cry on all of them too!

We were so blessed to be able to spend 6 and a half hours with him though! It was the best 6 and a half hours of my life and ive never given so much love to someone in that 6 and a half hours! He was truly amazing!!!!!!!

After they all left around 3:30 that nighttime and Michael tried to get some rest. We slept about 3 hours on and off. The next day we were able to go home around noon.That weekend was a blur pretty much until we got to monday (12/31/12). This was the day we buried our baby! The funeral service was amazing! Im not going to go through all he details but it was a full blown funeral and absolutely beautiful! Even though it was a great service that didn’t stop my mind and heart from wandering…. All I could think about was my baby being in the tiny box with beautiful white roses on top of it! I wanted him out!!!!! I sobbed the entire time and could not stop! One piece of the service I do want to share with you is a poem My dad wrote the night before the service called “unexpected miracles”. He read it during the service.

UNEXPECTED MIRACLES

I received my Unexpected Miracle on December 28, 2012 shortly after 7:05 pm. When I as a parent came into my daughters delivery room, prepared to see a heart-broken, inconsolable mother who had just lost her first born child. But what I saw instead was a room full of love, spilled out from a young mother and father’s hearts for their one and only son. I saw more love given that child in 6 ½ hours than most children receive in a lifetime. And I could see baby Colby in heaven, holding the hand of Jesus, saying “Look Jesus. Look how much my mommy and daddy love me”. And with a tear rolling down his face, and a squeeze of Colby’s tiny hand, Jesus responds “I know Colby, that’s just how much my Father loved me, when I left his world to come to yours.

- Written By: PaPa Doug

After the service was over we took him out to where he was going to be burried. It was such a beautiful day! It had been snowing and was still snowing and the beauty of it was perfect! I knew God did that just for me! My older brother Tim carried Colby out to his site. He was the last one to hold my sweet baby! We all gathered around and a few things were said. Then everyone came to hug us. After all that was passed we went home to eat with all of our family! God gave us all an amazing peace that day and we just had some good family time!

It’s been almost 5 months since he was born and it is getting harder and harder! I could still drive myself crazy trying to figure out what happened. It still feels like a nightmare that I cant wait to wake up from. But when I really think about it I know I will never wake up because its not a nightmare! I was mad at God for a while but an now finding some healing through Him! I know He has an amazing life waiting for me just around the corner but holding out hope is so hard sometimes! I will continue to trust Him through this though because I know He’s all thats keeping me alive right now.

I pray that my story will be some sort of comfort to those going through the same thing!

I love all of you angel mommies and just remember to hold on to the hope of seeing them again one day!

With love, Jessica

Posted in Guest Blog, Your Story

Theodore’s Story

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Sean — 6 Comments ↓

(This is a guest blog by Toni about her son, Theodore. Thank you for sharing this with us Toni.)

My story begins 9 months ago, I’m a 23 year old girl who wanted nothing more than to have children. It’s like the saying “always a bridesmaid never a bride.” Although young, most of my friends have kids and I longed to have my own.

On September 7th 2012 I took a test and with great joy I found out that I would have a little one on the way in just 9 short months. I had a perfect pregnancy didn’t have morning sickness or any other complications. I had some spotting at 10 weeks and went to make sure everything was okay and it was I got to see my little one move and wiggle. It was the greatest joy I had ever felt because it was real.

At 13 weeks I had my routine ultrasound, everything looked perfect good heartbeat, moving lots. My excitement continued to grow with each passing day. I always knew of the possibility of things happening so I tried not to buy anything but sometimes you can’t resist I had just bought a pregnancy journal and some cloth diapers. I knew time would go by to fast and my little monkey would be here. At 15 weeks 5 days I was 100% sure it was movement I was feeling. I ways felt the most at night. It gave me such joy I had never felt before and could only imagine the months to follow. For Christmas my boyfriend had bought me some knew clothes cause I wasn’t fitting into mine anymore it was becoming so real. My boyfriend could never feel him move but I kept saying don’t worry, soon you will be able to. We were so excited to become parents.

As everyone was bringing in the new year I just had this bad feeling. I hadn’t felt much movement and I was worrying but then I got lots of movement so I felt better. I had a great New Year’s Day, spent with my family celebrating a late Christmas. I wasn’t feeling well so decided to call it an early night, little did I know at the time it was the beginning of the end.

I ended up going into labour on January 1st, 2013. I didn’t believe that I was truly in labour. It was to soon. On the morning of the 2nd we went to the hospital, I thought it was cramps. My boyfriend had stepped out of the room to grab a drink when the doctor came in. She examined me and I was told I was in active labour. I cried cause I didn’t know what was going to happen I was terrified I wanted to yell, to scream. At that point I wanted to die cause I knew that my child wouldn’t be able to survive at only 21 1/2 weeks. I was already 4cm dilated. I was rushed to L&D where the dr’s did everything they could to stop my labour. After being in labour for nearly 24 hours I stopped contracting. I though okay, everything is going to be alright if I stay in bed.

I was again examined the next day and it was clear I had an infection. We had an ultrasound where everything looked good, minus the infection. I found out I was going to have a baby boy. I was joyed cause I believed everything would work out. Was I ever wrong. That night, even with all the antibiotics, everything took a drastic turn. I again went into labour and because my infection was so bad it was either me or my child. I wanted to die I couldn’t believe this was happening I just wanted to wake up from this horrible nightmare. I laboured for almost 12 hours before I have birth to my beautiful son. He was perfect in every way if only he was bigger. He weighed 1 lb 1/2 oz and was 10 inches long. I held my whole world in my hands for an hour and fifteen minutes before he passed away in my arms. I watched a tiny heart stop beating and that’s something you don’t ever forget.

On january 4th 2013 at 14:33 he was brought into this world. We named him Theodore Jaxon Achter-Boehm. He was born at 21 weeks 4 days gestation. And passed at at 15:48. He is so missed and loved. Not a day goes by that he does cross my mind this last 4 months have been the worst in my life. I never thought you could feel such sadness, anger, and all around emotion as you do after loosing a child.

I hope that this movie can help bring a little bit of understanding to other and maybe some comfort and a sense of healing. Yesterday was my due date (may 13th) between yesterday and Mother’s Day I felt as though I relived a piece of that day.

- Toni Boehm

Posted in Guest Blog, Your Story

Pledges by Local Leader through May 31st

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Sean — 1 Comment ↓

Hello Local Leaders! This is the post everybody’s been waiting for. Below are the pledges we have received for each Local Leader through May 31st. If you received 5 or fewer pledges your name will not be listed below (or it would be the longest list ever.) This list is not final, nor is it complete. It’s a work-in-progress.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please remind the people who you’re asking to fill out the pledge form to use your entire name, FIRST and LAST. If your last name is not used it is impossible for me to track your pledge.

In alphabetical order by first name:

1st Breath - 22

Abbie Smith - 11

Afsi Mozaffarian - 16

Alexa Bigwarfe - 27

Alexis Kralic - 33

Ali Murray - 9

Alicia Williams - 42

Alison Feldman - 28

Alison Murray - 45

Allison DeGeorge - 10

Allison Grove - 13

Alyvia Elliot/Alyvia Wright - 39

Amanda Adams - 16

Amanda Berk - 16

Amanda Groce - 15

Amanda Hollen - 14

Amanda Lowell - 115

Amanda Lucas - 120

Amanda O’neil - 11

Amanda Ross-White - 16

Amanda Ryan Lucas - 26

Amanda Sole - 34

Amanda Wilson - 18

Amber Elizabeth - 8

Amber Grossmeuller - 20

Amber Jumper - 21

Amber Roseberry - 37

Amie Lands - 27

Amy Fessler - 13

Amy Lang-Johnson - 27

Amy Schucker - 71

Andrea Andres - 24

Andrea Arias - 26

Angela Bickford - 8

Angela Brown - 19

Angela Grimes - 9

Angela Miller - 8

Angela Moeller - 10

Angela Vigil - 13

Angela Zamora - 8

Angi Ort - 13

Angie Brown - 13

Ann Carty Coyle - 258

Ann Helen Kvastad - 6

Anna Jansen - 6

Anna La Fountain - 42

Anna LaBenz - 26

Anna Wright - 21

Anne Clink - 23

Annie Franzen - 21

AnnMarie Tanton - 21

April Dane McNabb - 66

Ashleigh Young - 28

Ashley Felix - 36

Ashley South - 22

Ashley Spurlock - 16

Ashley Weeks - 18

Ashli Peterman - 10

Audra Leighton - 25

Becky Rohlke - 15

Becky Wadsworth - 6

Beth Colla - 8

Beth Pullia - 10

Bethany Cocoran - 10

Betsy Cahoon - 11

Betsy Webb - 10

Bianca Courtidis - 127

Bobbi Cohlan - 236

Brandi Heck - 47

Brandi Northrup - 6

Brandi Van - 130

Brianna Marie - 12

Britta Kratzer - 28

Brittany Wood - 11

Brittney Panzone - 15

Brooke Howard - 11

Brooke Jenkins - 6

Brooke Tassin - 50

buckley Farina - 10

Camille Loukka - 8

Candy Hodge - 24

Cara Tyrell - 12

Carey Beltrami - 8

Carissa Daneca - 45

Carley Marie Dudley - 457

Caroline Gwaltney - 31

Carolyn Jurgens - 36

Carolyn Randazzo - 8

Carolyne Davidson - 15

Carrie Fisher-Pascual - 10

Carrie Parker - 34

Carrie Sloop - 29

Cassandra Mahen - 26

Cassie Hutson - 10

Catherine Keating - 8

Catherine Kleinmeier - 6

Catherine Scott - 14

Cathy Hartman - 38

Charlett Gilbert - 18

Cheryl Fink - 11

Cheryl Salter-Roberts - 12

Chris Copus - 8

Chrissy Dyess - 12

Christian Limberg - 6

Christian Moore - 36

Christina Bruyette - 12

Christina Bush - 13

Christina Conlan - 12

Christina O’Flaherty - 15

Christine Cyll - 13

Christine Perin - 14

Ciao Lapo Onlus - 562

Colin Barnett - 15

Colleen Howard - 78

Colleen Lawley - 14

Connie Longacre - 10

Corinna Bartone - 50

Corinne Brumbaugh - 13

Corinne O’Flynn - 18

Courtney Callis - 14

Courtney Drennan - 20

Courtney Mendoza - 7

Crissy Post - 23

Cristal Robinson - 8

Crystal Murphy - 7

Cynthia Payne - 73

Dan Westhora - 24

Dani Taylor Zarbock - 89

Danielle Leacock - 15

Danita Lang - 48

David Henkhaus - 7

Danw MacNeil - 25

Debbie Lee - 20

Debbie Scheurs - 50

Debi Valliant - 30

Dierdre Mannix - 9

Dinky - 12

Delisa Vansickle - 35

Denise Ankersen - 8

Diana Eggemeyer - 71

Diane Pitcher - 12

Dianne Eggemeyer - 10

Dinice Buitendorp - 34

Donna Crombie - 9

Donna Yell - 15

Dorothy Sanders - 11

Edie Edwards - 69

Edwina Raschele - 126

Elanor Ellerslie - 7

Elisenda Santiago - 11

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Pledge & Local Leader Links

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Sean — 79 Comments ↓

For your convenience in one easy-to-find location!

PLEDGE FORMS:

Pledge Form in English

Pledge Form in Spanish

Pledge Form in French

Pledge Form in German

Pledge Form in Portuguese

Pledge Form in Italian

LOCAL LEADER FORMS:

Local Leader Form in English

Local Leader Form in Spanish

Local Leader Form in French

Local Leader Form in German

Local Leader Form in Portuguese

Local Leader Form in Italian

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Preguntas frecuentes sobre líderes locales y el compromiso

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Sean — No Comments ↓

(Me encantaría responderles a todos de manera individual, pero dada la respuesta abrumadora que tuvo esta campaña tendría que clonarme para poder hacerlo. Para poder responder sus preguntas, creé estas Preguntas más frecuentes. Si alguna pregunta queda sin respuesta aquí, háganmelo saber y ¡las agregaré!)

P+F: ¿Cuándo se estrenará RETURN TO ZERO en los cines?

Rta.: No se garantiza que RETURN TO ZERO se estrene en cines. Se hacen cientos de películas por año con estrellas reconocidas que no se estrenan en cines. Es por esa razón que hemos comenzado la campaña de Líderes Locales y nuestra iniciativa de compromiso. ¡Con tu ayuda podemos lograr que Hollywood nos oiga y estrene RTZ en los cines para romper el silencio! Si podemos demostrarle a los distribuidores que hay público para esta película, lo cual sabemos que es así, entonces RETURN TO ZERO se estrenará. Esperamos que esto signifique que se presente en tu cine local a fines de 2013 o a principios de 2014.

P+F: ¿Por qué hacen esto? ¿Qué fin buscan los líderes locales?

Rta.: Haber hecho la película es la mitad del trabajo. El próximo paso es asegurar su distribución para asegurarnos de que la película pueda llegar a los cines y de que las personas puedan verla. Y debido a que RETURN TO ZERO cuenta una historia importante que nunca antes se contó, queremos compartirla con toda la gente que sea posible. Los Líderes Locales tienen el trabajo importante de alentar a la gente en su comunidad y cículos sociales para que se comprometan a ver RETURN TO ZERO durante el fin de semana de su estreno. Esto ayudará a nuestro equipo de RTZ a demostrarle a los distribuidores que hay un público para esta película.

P+F: ¿Todavía puedo ser Líder Local?

Rta.: ¡Sí! Por supuesto. ¡Tenemos formularios de Líderes Locales en inglés, español, francés e italiano! Es así de simple.

P+F: ¿Cuáles son mis responsabilidades como Líder Local?

Rta.: Ser Líder Local de RETURN TO ZERO significa difundir esta película importante a través de las redes sociales, mensajes de correo electrónico y ponerse en contacto con las personas en tu comunidad local. Por “comunidad” no sólo nos referimos a la comunidad en la que vives físicamente, sino a tu círculo social completo en el país y en el mundo. Eres la clave para asegurarnos de que las personas en todo el mundo se enteren de RETURN TO ZERO y se comprometan a verla. Si estás tan entusiasmado como nosotros con la idea de que esta película sea accesible a una audiencia mundial, entonces ¡TÚ puedes ser el Líder Local!

P+F: ¿Cuál es nuestro objetivo?

Rta.: Tu objetivo personal como Líder Local es hacer que 100 personas se Comprometan a ver la película durante el fin de semana de su estreno. Nuestro objetivo grupal es hacer que 150 000 personas (¡o más!) se Comprometan a ver la película durante el primer fin de semana de su estreno. Eso le dirá mucho a Hollywood. Eso hará que esta película llegue a los cines. Eso es lo que ayudará a romper el silencio y ayudará a crear un cambio real. Y si te conviertes en Líder Local obtienes un regalo genial de nuestra parte sólo pro suscribirte como voluntario. ¡Además hemos creado incentivos y desafíos para hacer que todo esto sea más divertido!

P+F: ¿Qué clase de cosas? ¿Y a qué tipo de incentivos y desafíos se refieren?

Rta.: ¡Aha! Sabíamos que ibas a preguntar. Aquí hay un video sobre los incentivos y desafíos para nuestros Líderes Locales.

P+F: ¿Cómo hago para juntar los compromisos y presentarlos?

Rta.: Asegurar los compromisos es fácil. No tienes que “juntarlos”. Simplemente comparte el enlace al formulario electrónico de compromiso con tu familia, amigos, compañeros de trabajo, vecinos y otras personas en tus círculos en las redes sociales y en tu comunidad alentándolos a que lo completen. Al completar el formulario electrónico y presentarlo, están demostrando su apoyo y compromiso para ver RTZ en los cines durante el primer fin de semana de estreno. Asegúrate de que aquellos que completen el formulario gracias a ti indiquen tu nombre en el campo “¿Quién es tu LÍDER LOCAL?” para que puedas llevarte el crédito por ese compromiso. Tenemos formularios de compromiso en inglés, español y alemán. También estamos preparando uno en francés y en italiano.

P+F: ¿Cómo controlo cuántas personas se comprometieron indicando mi nombre?

Rta.: Asegúrate de que los compromisos se completen indicando TU NOMBRE en la sección “¿Quién es tu líder local?” del formulario. De esa manera podemos llevar un registro de tus Compromisos y computarlos en tu total.

P+F: ¿Hay alguna manera en la que pueda controlar cuántos compromisos se han firmado? ¿Cómo sabremos cuántos de los nuestros lo han completado?

Rta.: ¡Estamos trabajando en eso! La respuesta a nuestra campaña de Líderes Locales y la iniciativa de Compromiso ha sido abrumadora y te agradecemos por tu paciencia. Mantente en contacto para obtener más información sobre cómo hacerlo.

P+F: ¿Como Líderes Locales también debemos completar el formulario de compromiso para ver la película?

Rta.: Sí, completa el formulario de Compromiso a tu nombre para que podamos tener un total preciso de la cantidad de Compromisos que hemos recibido.

P+F: ¿Qué pasa si más de un Líder Local se ofreció para la misma ciudad?

Rta.: Hay muchas ciudades y pueblos que tienen más de un líder. ¡Aún un cine en un pueblo en una semana puede albergar a miles de personas! Entonces, si más de una persona se ofreció en una ciudad o pueblo, ¡eso es muy bueno! Eventualmente conectaremos a todos los líderes locales de la misma zona para que puedan trabajar juntos si lo desean.

P+F: ¿Existe alguna manera de saber si ya hay un líder local en mi zona?

Rta.: Lamentablemente, sólo tenemos una persona que maneja todas las comunicaciones y las redes sociales (el escritor/director, Sean) por lo que no podremos responder a este pedido.

P+F: ¿Cuál es la fecha límite para recolectar Compromisos?

Rta.: ¡La fecha límite para juntar todos los compromisos es la medianoche del jueves 20 de junio de 2013!

P+F: No encuentro un formulario de compromiso o de Líder Local en mi idioma o en el idioma de mi país. ¿Cómo puedo conseguir uno en mi idioma?

Rta.: Envíanos un mensaje de correo electrónico a [email protected] y buscaremos la forma de hacerlo posible. ¡Tal vez desees ayudarnos a traducirlos!

P+F: ¿Cómo encuentro a el Líder Local más cercano?

Rta.: No necesitas tener un Líder Local para completar el formulario de Compromiso. Eventualmente organizaremos a las comunidades para selecciones y eventos informativos por ciudad/provincia y estado/país.

P+F: ¿Pueden enviarme los nombres y la información de contacto de los que están en mi zona para que así podamos coordinar nuestro plan de acción?

Rta.: Por supuesto. Estaremos conectando a los Líderes Locales entre sí tan pronto como sea posible. Te agradecemos tu paciencia.

P+F: ¿Debo hablar directamente con los cines de mi zona o simplemente difundir los formularios?

Rta.: No es necesario que te comuniques con los cines de manera directa en este momento. Simplemente comparte el enlace al formulario electrónico de compromiso con todas las personas que puedas para maximizar la cantidad de compromisos.

P+F: Vivo en una ciudad pequeña. ¿Aún así debo juntar formularios de compromiso?

Rta.: Por supuesto. Cuantas más personas quieran ver la película en más lugares mayores serán las probabilidades de que la película tenga un gran estreno.

P+F: Además del formulario electrónico de compromiso, hay folletos, tarjetas postales u otro material de promoción que pueda usar para alentar la firma de compromisos en mi comunidad local?

Rta.: Estamos trabajando en el material de difusión para que se incluyan en los eventos, caminatas de recuerdo y anuncios para los gimnasios de yoga y cafés. Mantente en contacto para obtener más información: estaremos distribuyéndolo pronto.

P+F: ¿Cuándo sabré si la película se estrenará en mi zona?

Rta.: Una vez que hayamos asegurado la distribución de RETURN TO ZERO y la información sobre la programación en los cines esté disponible estaremos compartiendo esta información contigo a través de nuestro correo electrónico y de nuestros canales de comunicación en las redes sociales. ¡Cuando nosotros sepamos, tú también lo sabrás!

P+F: La gente quiere ver el avance de la película, ¿cuándo habrá uno?

Rta.: No tendremos un avance de RETURN TO ZERO hasta después de nuestra Premiere Mundial en un festival este otoño. Sin embargo, ¡hemos lanzado un Primer adelanto! Encontrarás más información sobre la película, algunas entrevistas con el elenco, el director y el productor y ¡verás algunas tomas de la película! Míralo.

P+F: Según la información que escribieron sobre la película, trata sobre la muerte intrauterina. ¿Me gustaría saber si esta película y esta campaña también apoyan la muerte neonatal?

Rta.: Esta pregunta es muy importante. Les damos la bienvenida a todas las familias que han sufrido la muerte de un bebé y esperamos que vean la película y se unan al movimiento para romper el silencio. La pareja en RTZ experimenta una muerte intrauterina, algo que nunca antes se había mostrado en una película. Sin embargo, reconocemos que la dinámica de una familia y las implicancias para la vida después de una pérdida también se relacionan con el aborto espontáneo, con la muerte neonatal o con cualquier pérdida de un bebé. Por lo general no se considera que estos pequeños sean lo suficientemente importantes como para provocar un dolor legítimo. Nuestra visión es que, si cualquier bebé amado fallece de manera muy temprana, sus padres merecen apoyo y atención compasiva. Y estos padres tienen derecho a amar y a extrañar a estos bebés por siempre.

P+F: ¿Puedo obtener una copia de RETURN TO ZERO para decidir si quiero ser Líder Local?

Rta.: Lamentablemente no. Por protección a los derechos de reproducción y para mantener nuestra condición de Premiere Mundial no podemos enviarte una copia. ¡Sin embargo, te alentamos a que mires nuestro Primer adelanto para saber más sobre la película!

P+F: ¿Las personas podrán llevar a sus hijos a ver la película? ¿Cómo está clasificada?

Rta.: RETURN TO ZERO es una película para adultos con contenido adulto. No se recomienda a los niños. Todavía no fue clasificada por la MPAA, pero creemos que tendrá una clasificación “R” ya que la película es de contenido adulto, y contiene situaciones y lenguaje de adultos.

P+F: ¿Pueden decirme algo más sobre el contenido de RETURN TO ZERO?

Rta.: RETURN TO ZERO tiene una visión inquebrantable sobre el tema de la muerte intrauterina desde la perspectiva de una pareja, cuyo hijo muere en el útero en el tercer trimestre del embarazo. Está basada en una historia real y para poder ser honestos sobre la experiencia hemos incluido escenas dramáticas emocionales difíciles. Para mantenernos fieles a la realidad tuvimos que enfrentar estas escenas y situaciones a de manera real. En lo que concierne al contenido, aquí hay una sinopsis de la película.

P+F: ¿Qué planes hay para tener servicios de apoyo accesibles para las familias que vean la película?

Rta.: Alentamos a que los grupos de adultos vean la película juntos, ya sea en familia, grupos de apoyo, equipos médicos, etc. Esta película seguramente provocará emociones intensas en algunas personas y esperamos que también conversaciones importantes. Nos sentimos honrados de tener el apoyo de muchas organizaciones maravillosas que proveen apoyo a las familias afectadas por la muerte intrauterina y por otras formas de muertes de bebés. Actualmente estamos consultando a esos grupos para encontrar una manera de tener información de apoyo saludable lista para nuestro público en todo el mundo.

P+F: No experimenté una muerte intrauterina . ¿Cómo puedo ayudar?

Rta.: No necesitas haber experimentado una muerte intrauterina para ayudar. ¡La mejor manera de ayudar a difundir RETURN TO ZERO es ofrecerte como Líder Local! ¡Y entonces ayudar a que la gente se comprometa a ver la película durante el fin de semana de su estreno!

P+F: ¿Estarían dispuestos a hablar frente a los medios locales (o nacionales) sobre esta película?

Rta.: Por supuesto. Envíanos un mensaje de correo electrónico a [email protected] por cualquier pedido de presentación ante los medios.

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Back by Popular Demand…

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Sean — 35 Comments ↓

There has been a rumor going around that one can receive an “In Loving Memory of…” credit for their loved one during the end credit roll of RETURN TO ZERO.

I would like to explain the history behind this.

The “In Loving Memory of…” credit was requested by a mom and dad in the baby-loss community during the first few days of our Kickstarter campaign to honor the child that they had lost. Thanks to their brilliant idea over 285 parents have honored their children this way during the end credits of the film.

This has been one of the highlights of making this film. Every time I watch those credits roll the breadth of loss-so many children, so many names-impacts me on a very deep level.

We stopped offering that reward because we needed to lock picture for submission into the fall film festivals.

But because so many people have just recently found out about the film-and because so many want to honor their children in this way (and because we need to fund our World Premiere) we are going to offer that reward again starting today.

Every dollar that we raise from this fundraising push will go directly toward helping us promote RETURN TO ZERO at its World Premiere at a film festival TBD. The likely options are Toronto, Venice and/or Telluride this coming August or September. (Fingers crossed.)

Promotion and marketing at festivals is not cheap-it typically costs between $50,000 - $75,000 to do it right. So it is an understatement to say that any donation helps!

If you donate to RETURN TO ZERO we will be offering the same rewards we were offering during our KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN. Check out all of those rewards and donation levels here.

IMPORTANT: Because we have locked picture for film festivals-your “In Loving Memory of…” credit WILL NOT be included in the festival cut of the film. Having said that, we will be revising the credits before the theatrical release of the film and YOUR CREDIT WILL BE INCLUDED in the theatrical version which will be seen by 99.99% of the people who eventually see the film.

There are 2 steps to making a donation:

1. Go to our Kickstarter page and find out which donation level feels right for you.

2. Go to our website at www.returntozerothemovie.com and click on the “CLICK TO DONATE” button. That will take you to our PayPal page where you can enter your donation amount and information. Kickstarter WILL NOT accept any donations as that campaign has officially ended.

Then…

If you have donated at the $250 Credit Level or higher, you will receive an e-mail within 3 - 5 business days asking for the correct spelling of the name for your “In Loving Memory of…” credit. There will be a maximum of 26 characters allowed per credit as that is all the room we have on the screen. If you have lost more than one child (which, unfortunately, many people have) you can include both of their names in the credit for no additional cost as long as it stays within the 26 character limit.

If you have donated at the $50 level or higher, you will receive an e-mail within 3 - 5 business days asking for your mailing address as you will be receiving a signed DVD, poster or other rewards that we can only get to you through old fashioned snail mail.

If you donate under $50, all of your rewards are in the digital realm so we will be sending those to you at the e-mail address we receive with your PayPal payment.

We will send out all physical (and digital) rewards on or around February 2014. This date may shift forward or backward depending on the eventual release date of the film which is TBD.

Thank you for your support of this important film.

Together we will break the silence!

- Sean, Paul & the entire RTZ team

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