Forrest General unveils “Life’s Little Miracles”
Each baby born is a tiny miracle, and Forrest General has had the privilege of delivering miracles daily for over 50 years. Now, with the unveiling of “Life’s Little Miracles” in Forrest General’s Family Birthplace, family and friends of these precious bundles of joy can commemorate the birth of their baby, while benefitting future generations of miracles born or receiving care at Forrest General.
The Forrest General Healthcare Foundation is pleased to introduce “Life’s Little Miracles,” a mural celebrating life. Any baby born at Forrest General, or who spent time in Forrest General’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) can be honored on this wall, whether they are still an infant, graduating from high school, or having children of their own. This wall can also contain memorials to remember the special baby who lives on in families’ hearts and memories.
The mural will be beautifully painted by local artist Kym Garraway, and will feature a landscape including animals, trees, flowers and stars. Different spaces on the mural will be available for purchase, and the artist will personalize each space with a child’s name. This mural is different from other tribute walls that may consist of small plaques that are only displayed for a year or two before they are changed to make way for new names. Forrest General’s mural will be located in The Family Birthplace on the corridor between the Labor and Delivery and Mother-Baby units. This mural will be maintained for the useful life of the corridor where it is located. Should all of the mural’s features be purchased, an additional area for expansion of the mural is available.
Forrest General is home to a long tradition of excellence in neonatal care. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit has been caring for the area’s tiniest patients for over thirty years. Proceeds from the tributes made on this wall will go to benefit the future expansion of the NICU, allowing Forrest General to continue to provide the best for those babies who need extra-special care and attention. Once all of the mural spaces are sold, “Life’s Little Miracles” could potentially raise over $100,000 for the future of the NICU.
The artist will begin painting the mural in July 2008, however, tributes may be purchased even before the first brushstroke is made. Spaces on the wall include leaves, flowers and stars, birds, small animals and celestial objects. For more information on how to purchase a space on the wall, please contact the Forrest General Healthcare Foundation at 601-288-4396.
