I Gave You Words/Field of Cradles
Preeclampsia is a disease that does not discriminate against race, ethnicity, sexuality, religious beliefs, social/economic class or age. It affects as many as 1/12 pregnancies and is characterized by high blood pressure and kidney failure. If left untreated, it can cause liver failure, seizures and stroke. The only known "cure" is delivery of the baby, regardless of gestational age. Preeclampsia is responsible annually for approximately 500,000 infant deaths and 7,500 maternal deaths.
Field of Cradles is an art exhibit that will be shown at the Boston Promise Walk for Preeclampsia. The project honors the lives of those babies lost to this terrible disease, using the parent's own words to describe their feelings and experiences to create works of art to spread awareness. If you live in the Boston area and are interested in participating in the Promise Walk and/or Field of Cradles art exhibit, please visit: http://promisewalk.org/pfpw/fundevent.asp?nnaffundid=34
