SiMBA's Tree of Tranquility is a stunning hand crafted, bespoke, life sized metal sculpture, created in response to the needs of parents bereaved through the loss of a baby. Each leaf represents a baby and is engraved for the family with their personal message. A beautiful way to offer bereaved parents the opportunity to honour their baby in a simple, quiet way. This grant will enable SiMBA to maintain the memorial garden and gift leaves to families prior to adding them to the Tree.
Oban and Argyll deserve to have a fitting tribute to those precious little ones that were simply too good for this world. SiMBA are a fantastic charity with many selfless volunteers. Susan and Andrew epitomize that ethic and this will bring so much comfort to so many families. Hopefully another step in breaking down barriers and ending the taboo stigma that surrounds child loss.
We lost our little girl in 2015.It is a pain you can't explain or describe, as when it is the loss of a baby, when there is no time, no memories, no photographs to hold onto it is not only the unbearable loss of a child, it is a sense of isolation and loneliness because it is really only real for you, the parents and immediate family - but the pain is as real. Having the Tree brings bereaved families together to grieve and it pays respect as a physical sign your baby was real, here, is loved.
What a wonderful way for parents to find comfort & remember their babies.
A SiMBA Tree of Tranquility would provide a much needed and very beautiful place of quiet remembrance for bereaved parents like myself. A lovely memorial for those grieving and a very special and comforting way to honour our precious babies.
A lovely memorial idea for families
I have a leaf on the tree in gala and it brings me so much peace knowing I can go there to remember my boy at not to mention the memory boxes this charity provides gives bereaved parents some where to place treasures memories but also gives them ideas on what to do to create these loved memory’s, they also provide and work with hospitals and midwifes to help ensure the best care and support is given to bereaved parents
This is a lovely way to remember and have a place to go to for comfort x
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