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Ryland Josef William Shardell  
Ryland Josef William was born on September 7, 2005 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus Ohio.  Allison was 41 weeks pregnant, and had a picture perfect pregnancy with no complications.

Ryland was 7 lbs, 10 ounces at birth and was 20 1/2 inches long. 

The cause of Ryland's passing is unknown.  He passed away sometime during birth.
In honor of Ryland...  
In honor of Ryland's short life, Ryland's family has started a non-profit organization called Ryland's Hope, found at http://www.rylandshope.com.  This organization raises money in order to assist families in central & northern Ohio and southern Michigan facing the unexpected loss of a child.  This assistance can be used for grief counseling, memorials (including miscarriage burial vessels), funerals, and cremation.  Ryland's Hope also distributes care packages to families grieving the loss of a child.

The Shardell family is also in the process of starting a chapter of the Elizabeth Ministry in Licking County, Ohio.  This ministry is an international program in the Catholic Church that supports women and families during pregnancy, birth, and life with a newborn.  In addition, the Elizabeth Ministry offers support to families who have lost a child through miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant death.


Ryland's name...  
Ryland: (Irish) "Island Meadow"
Josef: Named in honor of Pope John Paul II, whose given middle name was Jozef
William: After numerous people on both Dave and Allison's side of the family

Memorial contributions in Ryland's memory  
Although Ryland's life was brief, his memory will continue to live on through his family and friends.  Donations have been made in Ryland's name to several organizations that will continue to help women and children, as well as organizations that are conducting research on the lesser known causes of stillbirth.  To date, memorial contributions have been made in honor of Ryland's life to the following organizations:

http://www.lalecheleague.org 
http://www.touchinglittlelives.org 
http://www.marchofdimes.com 
http://www.elizabethministry.com/ 
http://www.thechristmasboxhouse.org/ 
http://www.lostchildoh.org/index.htm 
http://firstcandle.org/index.html 
http://www.october-15th.com 
http://www.stillnomore.org/main.htm 
http://www.stillbirthalliance.org 
http://www.stleonardchurchheathohiousa.com
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