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For participating in Butterfly Run Ottawa 2023

Our story…

Our sweet son Aiden was born on Sept 1 2022 at 23 weeks gestation. He was a beautiful, perfect baby who will always live on in our hearts. At 22 weeks Aiden was diagnosed with severe ventriculomegaly/hydrocephalus bilaterally and absence of anterior midline division, which meant Aiden was not viable with life. Following Aiden's passing, we used the bereavement services provided by the Roger Neilson House (RNH) which helped us immensely in our journey to healing. These services are all complementary thanks to fundraising organizations like the Butterfly Run Ottawa. 

The Butterfly Run Ottawa aims to raise awareness and support around pregnancy loss, infant loss, pregnancy after loss, and infertility in Ottawa and surrounding areas. All proceeds from the run are donated to Roger Neilson House (RNH), an awesome organization that provides families with a wide variety of support and services, including bereavement support for parents who have lost a child or baby. This organization helped Andy and I immensely after the loss of our baby boy. We hope that by sharing our story we can increase awareness of these services and show our appreciation.

Thank you so much for donating to this amazing organization. Your funds will help many families through some of their toughest days. 

Help us raise money for Roger Neilson House

Team members

Click on one of our team members below to make a donation.

Recent donors

Donation date Donor name Donation amount
Aug 12 Janet Claridge Sending love to all the parents who have suffered loss of a little one. CA$52.83
Aug 10 Melissa and Jordan Rudanycz CA$26.41
Aug 10 Amy Claridge CA$52.83
Aug 01 Anonymous Thank you for your brave sharing of your journey. I wish you hope and bright days ahead. (Sam's mom) Undisclosed amount
Aug 01 Tony and Carol Doucette Undisclosed amount
Aug 01 Paul and Anne Johns Undisclosed amount
Jul 26 Val Confesor-Paulin Happy to support a great cause for you and in memory of Aiden🩵🦋 Undisclosed amount
Jul 25 Team Aiden Undisclosed amount
Jul 11 Katie Burchart For sweet baby Aiden! 💙 CA$105.65
Jul 05 The Proulx's For Aiden, you will forever be in our hearts 💕 We love you all so much! Undisclosed amount