Shana and the Mason Kane Foundation were amazing to my family and I when we suddenly lost our 2 month old daughter Jazi. She went above and beyond with all forms of support for us. I have never met a soul that had a better heart than her. The foundation is an amazing resource for families that need the help and peer support from people that have been there and truly care. I’ll forever be thankful that our paths crossed , even though it wasn’t the best of circumstances.
Tasha Adkins
Tasha Adkins
Hello Shana Klinge and Mason Kane Foundation.
I want to express our gratitude for all you and the foundation do for families in need, especially when they do not know how to start in this process and how to grief when their little angels passed away. Our family funeral home suddenly receive calls from families in need of financial support for services for their babies. And all I can say is that your team and your response to our request on these families behalf is amazing and nothing but blessing to all. Your care and openness is greatly appreciated.
Thank you so kindly and many blessings to you all.
Jose Luis Gutierrez, Funeral arranger at Duggan's Serra Mortuary, 500 Westlake Avenue, Daly City, CA
My husband, Steve and I, are so grateful to Shana and the Mason Kane Foundation. We were expecting our first child then halfway through our pregnancy we found out that his heart stopped beating. A month before this I had lost my job and we had just bought our own house before that but we wanted to give our baby, Angel, the proper burial. We never had a child before much less had to bury one, so we were so surprised at the costs of having to bury our 7in baby. As if the tragedy wasn’t heavy enough, the burden of paying for all that went into a proper burial for our child became overwhelming emotionally, mentally and financially. Thankfully, I reached out to Mason Kane. Unlike other organizations that make you fill out so much paperwork while you are still grieving at your loss, all I had to do was send my invoices from the mortuary to Shana. Just like that, Shana called the mortuary and donated money to go to our expenses. This act of kindness touched our hearts and brought light in the darkness of our tragedy. Thank you to the Mason Kane Foundation for helping families like us that have to face the unbearable pain of losing a child. We are forever grateful.
My husband, Steve and I, are so grateful to Shana and the Mason Kane Foundation. We were expecting our first child then halfway through our pregnancy we found out that his heart stopped beating. A month before this I had lost my job and we had just bought our own house before that but we wanted to give our baby, Angel, the proper burial. We never had a child before much less had to bury one, so we were so surprised at the costs of having to bury our 7in baby. As if the tragedy wasn’t heavy enough, the burden of paying for all that went into a proper burial for our child became overwhelming emotionally, mentally and financially. Thankfully, I reached out to Mason Kane. Unlike other organizations that make you fill out so much paperwork while you are still grieving at your loss, all I had to do was send my invoices from the mortuary to Shana. Just like that, Shana called the mortuary and donated money to go to our expenses. This act of kindness touched our hearts and brought light in the darkness of our tragedy. Thank you to the Mason Kane Foundation for helping families like us that have to face the unbearable pain of losing a child. We are forever grateful.
I just want to thank the Mason Kane Foundation for jumping in to help one of my families. They lost their son in a car accident. He was a young man, 16, who was full of potential. He had taken piano lessons from me and was an amazing swimmer. He had lots of good friends and family. It was devastating to say the least. No family plans for a burial for their kids. The Mason Kane Foundation stepped up to the plate and helped this family through a tough time. Thank you, thank you, and thank you!
Cheryl Green
6/22
Cheryl Green
6/22
11/2/2021
The Mason Kane Foundation has been one of the longest standing and most reliable financial support resources for funeral assistance for children that I know of. Shana responds so quickly when I reach out and with such kindness. I know that she knows what our families have been through, and that she and the Mason Kane team work hard to take some of the burden off of these families. When they hear that they can get an urn or jewelry and money towards their child's service, it means so much to so many and it means so much to our team. I know I can count on Mason Kane so much that I plan on buying my own urn from their site and will encourage my friends and loved ones to do the same as a small way of giving back to an organization that has given so much to the patients and families who mean so much to me.
Allie Shukraft, MSW, MAT, APHSW-C
Social Worker, Pediatric Advanced Care Team
The Mason Kane Foundation has been one of the longest standing and most reliable financial support resources for funeral assistance for children that I know of. Shana responds so quickly when I reach out and with such kindness. I know that she knows what our families have been through, and that she and the Mason Kane team work hard to take some of the burden off of these families. When they hear that they can get an urn or jewelry and money towards their child's service, it means so much to so many and it means so much to our team. I know I can count on Mason Kane so much that I plan on buying my own urn from their site and will encourage my friends and loved ones to do the same as a small way of giving back to an organization that has given so much to the patients and families who mean so much to me.
Allie Shukraft, MSW, MAT, APHSW-C
Social Worker, Pediatric Advanced Care Team
Shana,
I know it has been some time since we last communicated, and no reply is needed; but I wanted you and your organization to know you are still in our thoughts and hearts. Below is the letter I sent to nominate your cause for one of the Community of Dreamers donations from American Family Insurance. I hope and pray they award you, but wanted you to know your organization, what you do, and who you are, is truly a blessing to those in need.
Sincerely,
Dana Jameson
My Nomination:
The Mason Kane Foundation
10/18/18
The single word passionate to describe this organization falls short of all the other words that should be included in it's description. This organization Mason Kane Foundation was truly a saving grace for me and my family. My husband and I were anxiously awaiting the birth of our daughter Eternity when on June 24, 2016 she was born stillborn. All our plans and excitement to have her siblings meet their new little sister was changed suddenly with now the new plans of planning a funeral instead. The grief, shock, heartache, and tears too these words cannot describe what we were and are going through. The days that followed were filled with even more tragic news, while giving birth my pelvic had broken, and in my grief and hustle of the funeral planning I injured myself further. I was not properly cared for by my doctors due to them passing me off to one doctor then another to figure out what was wrong with me. They all focused more on my mental health than my physical. This caused eight weeks to lapse before the third specialist finally realized the issue and all the care was making me worse to the point were now my ligaments, and growing area were tearing and eight weeks began bed ridden with my legs tied together. This also made my recovery from one year now over two years and possibly permanent (I am currently still in recovery). Through all of this as time went on we paid all the doctors bills for me, and my daughters birth. Paid funeral expenses, and tried to keep my husband working through his grief. The bills continued to come in as I had so many appointments for my injuries, we thought we were going to make it through somehow, then the realization came we still needed to pay for a monument for our sweet child's resting place. The year was up that the cemetery had given us and we had no funds left our rainy day fund was more than dried up. I searched, spoke to, called, emailed, anything I could do to find help. I found many websites and charities that claimed they helped families of stillborn children with many things, but all my efforts went on deaf ears.
Each organization had one excuse after another of why they couldn't help; all after I had painstakingly taken the time, opened up our story and heart, filled out all the paperwork; which only made me relive it. Other organizations either did not reply, call me back, or completely ignored all my messages. I wanted to give up, I even stopped trying for a couple of months, but time was passing, and I knew I could not begin to fully recover till I finally had our daughter laid to rest properly. My husband and I made a promise to our daughter we would have her monument by memorial day 2018 no matter what. We planned a celebration for our Family to come up and visit and spend memorial day at our daughters resting place. I continued trying the charities, continued trying to save any amount of money we could. We even ordered her monument the very last day we could to still get it at the site by Memorial Day. Then at the last moments I contacted The Mason Kane Foundation in Montana. I sent a basic email with little hope, showing in the text my lack of hope they would even reply. I didn't fill out a lengthily form, didn't have to share, yet again my deepest thoughts and emotions. To my dismay Shana contacted me within hours, she showed empathy, sadness, true heartache for me and my family. This alone was so healing for me, she got to work right away with no more explanations or paperwork from me. Because of her foundation, our promise to our little girl was made true. I hope and pray American Family will award The Mason Kane Foundation, this organization will truly honor the money given.
I know it has been some time since we last communicated, and no reply is needed; but I wanted you and your organization to know you are still in our thoughts and hearts. Below is the letter I sent to nominate your cause for one of the Community of Dreamers donations from American Family Insurance. I hope and pray they award you, but wanted you to know your organization, what you do, and who you are, is truly a blessing to those in need.
Sincerely,
Dana Jameson
My Nomination:
The Mason Kane Foundation
10/18/18
The single word passionate to describe this organization falls short of all the other words that should be included in it's description. This organization Mason Kane Foundation was truly a saving grace for me and my family. My husband and I were anxiously awaiting the birth of our daughter Eternity when on June 24, 2016 she was born stillborn. All our plans and excitement to have her siblings meet their new little sister was changed suddenly with now the new plans of planning a funeral instead. The grief, shock, heartache, and tears too these words cannot describe what we were and are going through. The days that followed were filled with even more tragic news, while giving birth my pelvic had broken, and in my grief and hustle of the funeral planning I injured myself further. I was not properly cared for by my doctors due to them passing me off to one doctor then another to figure out what was wrong with me. They all focused more on my mental health than my physical. This caused eight weeks to lapse before the third specialist finally realized the issue and all the care was making me worse to the point were now my ligaments, and growing area were tearing and eight weeks began bed ridden with my legs tied together. This also made my recovery from one year now over two years and possibly permanent (I am currently still in recovery). Through all of this as time went on we paid all the doctors bills for me, and my daughters birth. Paid funeral expenses, and tried to keep my husband working through his grief. The bills continued to come in as I had so many appointments for my injuries, we thought we were going to make it through somehow, then the realization came we still needed to pay for a monument for our sweet child's resting place. The year was up that the cemetery had given us and we had no funds left our rainy day fund was more than dried up. I searched, spoke to, called, emailed, anything I could do to find help. I found many websites and charities that claimed they helped families of stillborn children with many things, but all my efforts went on deaf ears.
Each organization had one excuse after another of why they couldn't help; all after I had painstakingly taken the time, opened up our story and heart, filled out all the paperwork; which only made me relive it. Other organizations either did not reply, call me back, or completely ignored all my messages. I wanted to give up, I even stopped trying for a couple of months, but time was passing, and I knew I could not begin to fully recover till I finally had our daughter laid to rest properly. My husband and I made a promise to our daughter we would have her monument by memorial day 2018 no matter what. We planned a celebration for our Family to come up and visit and spend memorial day at our daughters resting place. I continued trying the charities, continued trying to save any amount of money we could. We even ordered her monument the very last day we could to still get it at the site by Memorial Day. Then at the last moments I contacted The Mason Kane Foundation in Montana. I sent a basic email with little hope, showing in the text my lack of hope they would even reply. I didn't fill out a lengthily form, didn't have to share, yet again my deepest thoughts and emotions. To my dismay Shana contacted me within hours, she showed empathy, sadness, true heartache for me and my family. This alone was so healing for me, she got to work right away with no more explanations or paperwork from me. Because of her foundation, our promise to our little girl was made true. I hope and pray American Family will award The Mason Kane Foundation, this organization will truly honor the money given.
The Mason Kane Foundation has been a tremendous blessing to a family we are helping. From the first email I sent, Shana has been wonderful and she made this process so easy for us and the family. It is an awful thing to lose a child, but the financial burden is something that you can't get around when this happens and with the help of this foundation, our family did not have to worry if they would be able to take care of final arrangements for their baby girl. Thank you to Shana and the generous donors to the Mason Kane Foundation.
Sharnell Chambers
Akes Family Funeral Home, Riverside, California
3/3/2016
Sharnell Chambers
Akes Family Funeral Home, Riverside, California
3/3/2016
While I have only known Shana for the last couple of years, what I have come to love and admire in her is: a desire to help lift the burdens of others. One way she does this is through the Mason Kane Foundation. She works year 'round raising funds in order to help as many grieving families as possible. Every penny donated is gratefully accepted; then, wisely invested into the lives of those who need some relief. The Mason Kane Foundation is a very tangible way for us all to help lift burdens.
Love and hugs!
Kayla
Love and hugs!
Kayla
I need to start at the beginning for you to fully understand the validity of what Mason’s Foundation means and how much I love and adore this family. I was blessed to have Shana and her family brought into my life while Shana and I were students in nursing school. Their family is large, full of love and takes care of each other no matter what. We became friends and her family well, it doesn’t matter if your blood or not. You’re family by Love, friendship, compassion and just being who you are.
When little Mason came into this world, like all her beautiful grandbabies before she was a doting grandma and shared him with the world. Mason had an infectious smile, big beautiful eyes and had you wrapped around your finger the minute you held him in your arms.
Time went on and Mason required more attention than most little ones. Remember what I said about her Family… Well, Mason had a family where he never would need or want for anything. (Just like all the other little grand babies) They did everything they could to help him, go to doctor visits, therapist appointments, tests, medications, treatments, more doctors, and the list goes on and on… but, this little boy grew and worked very hard at all these little obstacles that came his way with the help of his family, he was taken care of and most of all loved.
Then Shana called.
It was early in the morning. I saw Shana’s name on my phone, I was excited to see her name, loved to get to talk to her! This call was going to forever change my heart and her world had suddenly just been shattered.
“He’s gone. He’s gone.” She didn’t scream, she didn’t yell. She just said the words as if reading them out loud from a book.
“Who’s gone?! Shana? Who’s gone?!” I know I yelled at her, I was scared.
“Mason.” The tone of her voice I had never heard before and I hope to never hear again.
The rest of the phone call is still very dear to me. To this day, it can still radiate emotions into straight shock when I see Mason’s pictures or at times hear Shana’s voice.
The days that followed I cannot speak for my dear friend and her family of the motions they went through. What they felt, how they were dealing with losing a child, Mason suddenly gone. I couldn’t say I know how you feel. NO ONE has that right except someone who has.
I can tell you what I witnessed in those days. Family, they took care of each other. The doctors, therapists and loved ones who Mason charmed with his smile gather in a little church to honor his life. That is important, that is significant. They honored his life. Not his passing. That was the start of Mason’s Foundation.
I tell you this so that you can have some brief understanding just looking from the outside how painful it was to see your friends, these amazing people who call you family go through such a tragedy. These words are not to hurt or upset anyone. They are to show you what this AMAZING Family has done to honor Mason’s life.
This Family was burdened with not just losing a child but all of these costs that you don’t want to think about or have as another stressor on top of a sudden tragedy.
So what does this Family do? Like they did before… love, care, compassion, friendship…
And so Mason’s Foundation was created.
Now, should tragedy strike a family, a child leave this world too soon… Mason’s Foundation is there.
They know what you are going through. Only they can say it, mean it and help in a way that they know will ease a burden that a family didn’t know was going to cause more pain than they are already dealing with.
Love, Care, Compassion… give what you can to honor not only Mason but all the little angels that may leave too soon.
http://www.masonkane.com/
Paula Graham
When little Mason came into this world, like all her beautiful grandbabies before she was a doting grandma and shared him with the world. Mason had an infectious smile, big beautiful eyes and had you wrapped around your finger the minute you held him in your arms.
Time went on and Mason required more attention than most little ones. Remember what I said about her Family… Well, Mason had a family where he never would need or want for anything. (Just like all the other little grand babies) They did everything they could to help him, go to doctor visits, therapist appointments, tests, medications, treatments, more doctors, and the list goes on and on… but, this little boy grew and worked very hard at all these little obstacles that came his way with the help of his family, he was taken care of and most of all loved.
Then Shana called.
It was early in the morning. I saw Shana’s name on my phone, I was excited to see her name, loved to get to talk to her! This call was going to forever change my heart and her world had suddenly just been shattered.
“He’s gone. He’s gone.” She didn’t scream, she didn’t yell. She just said the words as if reading them out loud from a book.
“Who’s gone?! Shana? Who’s gone?!” I know I yelled at her, I was scared.
“Mason.” The tone of her voice I had never heard before and I hope to never hear again.
The rest of the phone call is still very dear to me. To this day, it can still radiate emotions into straight shock when I see Mason’s pictures or at times hear Shana’s voice.
The days that followed I cannot speak for my dear friend and her family of the motions they went through. What they felt, how they were dealing with losing a child, Mason suddenly gone. I couldn’t say I know how you feel. NO ONE has that right except someone who has.
I can tell you what I witnessed in those days. Family, they took care of each other. The doctors, therapists and loved ones who Mason charmed with his smile gather in a little church to honor his life. That is important, that is significant. They honored his life. Not his passing. That was the start of Mason’s Foundation.
I tell you this so that you can have some brief understanding just looking from the outside how painful it was to see your friends, these amazing people who call you family go through such a tragedy. These words are not to hurt or upset anyone. They are to show you what this AMAZING Family has done to honor Mason’s life.
This Family was burdened with not just losing a child but all of these costs that you don’t want to think about or have as another stressor on top of a sudden tragedy.
So what does this Family do? Like they did before… love, care, compassion, friendship…
And so Mason’s Foundation was created.
Now, should tragedy strike a family, a child leave this world too soon… Mason’s Foundation is there.
They know what you are going through. Only they can say it, mean it and help in a way that they know will ease a burden that a family didn’t know was going to cause more pain than they are already dealing with.
Love, Care, Compassion… give what you can to honor not only Mason but all the little angels that may leave too soon.
http://www.masonkane.com/
Paula Graham
On March 18th 2013 my world was turned upside down. Not only did I give birth to two beautiful little girls, Emma and Aubrey, I also watched my sweet Emma go to the angels.
My girls were born at 25 weeks gestation weighing 1 pound 3oz and 1
pound 5 oz. My girls fought hard to live. Emma saved her sister Aubrey by staying in the birth canal for two weeks, blocking her sister in so her lungs could get stronger for delivery. My girls were born via an emergency C-section on March 18th at 4:22 and 4:23 pm. Emma was the first to be born. Since Emma had been in the birth canal for so long she was so bent that they couldn't get the breathing tube in to save her. My little girl saved her sister.
When I awoke in the recovery room Shane, my fiancé, was holding Emma. I knew from the tears on his face that she was gone. Not only had I lost my first daughter Lexi, now I lost my Emma too.
After a few moments I was wheeled into the NICU to see Aubrey. She
was so tiny. I have never seen a baby that small. I didn't know what to do, what to think. All I wanted to do was hold my girls.
After a while I started to really understand that Emma was gone. We held her, prayed, cried and had her in my hospital room for four days. We didn't want to let her go. I couldn't stand the thought that my baby would be gone forever and I would never see her again.
The nurses and doctors asked us if we would like a funeral for Emma.
At that time I couldn't leave my daughter Aubrey who was still in the NICU. She was going in for surgery on her heart. We couldn't leave her. So we asked for Emma to be cremated. That way we could take our baby home. So I can see her, talk to her, hold her . We didn't want our baby alone.
As days went by and the funeral home took her, my friend Tasha told me about this wonderful, caring woman named Shana. Shana helped us get Emma's bear urn. Me and Shane had both been in the hospital since January of 2013. Shane lost his job because of my hospital stay and we lost our home. Finding Shana was a blessing from god. Not only did
she help us with Emma's urn, she also has helped me spiritually. With her kind and loving words she has helped me in more ways than one. Without her my Emma would have came home in the box from the funeral home. My bear arrived fast and it is beautiful. A beautiful final resting place for my little girl. We get to hold her, kiss her and most of all, Emma can watch her sister Aubrey grow.
It's wonderful being able to hold Emma. She's with us everyday. My family is forever grateful for Shana and her family. Especially her son Mason, who she started this foundation for. A beautiful little boy who will forever have a special place in my heart also.
Thank you so much Shana. We are blessed to have met you
<3 Love Ashley , Shane , Emma and Aubrey.
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My girls were born at 25 weeks gestation weighing 1 pound 3oz and 1
pound 5 oz. My girls fought hard to live. Emma saved her sister Aubrey by staying in the birth canal for two weeks, blocking her sister in so her lungs could get stronger for delivery. My girls were born via an emergency C-section on March 18th at 4:22 and 4:23 pm. Emma was the first to be born. Since Emma had been in the birth canal for so long she was so bent that they couldn't get the breathing tube in to save her. My little girl saved her sister.
When I awoke in the recovery room Shane, my fiancé, was holding Emma. I knew from the tears on his face that she was gone. Not only had I lost my first daughter Lexi, now I lost my Emma too.
After a few moments I was wheeled into the NICU to see Aubrey. She
was so tiny. I have never seen a baby that small. I didn't know what to do, what to think. All I wanted to do was hold my girls.
After a while I started to really understand that Emma was gone. We held her, prayed, cried and had her in my hospital room for four days. We didn't want to let her go. I couldn't stand the thought that my baby would be gone forever and I would never see her again.
The nurses and doctors asked us if we would like a funeral for Emma.
At that time I couldn't leave my daughter Aubrey who was still in the NICU. She was going in for surgery on her heart. We couldn't leave her. So we asked for Emma to be cremated. That way we could take our baby home. So I can see her, talk to her, hold her . We didn't want our baby alone.
As days went by and the funeral home took her, my friend Tasha told me about this wonderful, caring woman named Shana. Shana helped us get Emma's bear urn. Me and Shane had both been in the hospital since January of 2013. Shane lost his job because of my hospital stay and we lost our home. Finding Shana was a blessing from god. Not only did
she help us with Emma's urn, she also has helped me spiritually. With her kind and loving words she has helped me in more ways than one. Without her my Emma would have came home in the box from the funeral home. My bear arrived fast and it is beautiful. A beautiful final resting place for my little girl. We get to hold her, kiss her and most of all, Emma can watch her sister Aubrey grow.
It's wonderful being able to hold Emma. She's with us everyday. My family is forever grateful for Shana and her family. Especially her son Mason, who she started this foundation for. A beautiful little boy who will forever have a special place in my heart also.
Thank you so much Shana. We are blessed to have met you
<3 Love Ashley , Shane , Emma and Aubrey.
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Our family became acquainted with the Mason Kane organization by surfing the internet. We were looking for information to help us in our time of grief.
Nash our 11.5 month old little grandson had passed away from heart failure after being in the hospital for 87 days. While at his extensive stay at the University of Iowa, he had several surgeries, was placed on ECMO, placed on the heart transplant list. Nash was a fighter but unfortunately his organs gave out on him. He never made it to transplant.
We came across the Mason Kane organization and it was a blessing to us to read about other parents grief. Not because we were glad they had grief, not at all, but because we were looking for someone who "had been there" and who had "been in our shoes."
I wrote an email to The Mason Kane organization asking if there was any assistance to help Nash's parents with the balance of his funeral expenses. It was hard enough that they lost their child, but now they were faced with the ongoing cost to pay the bill at the funeral home. This made their grief much harder.
God answered our prayer, and your organization helped with a portion of the balance. We can not begin to thank you enough for the emotional and financial contribution you have given to our family. God bless you and your organization. This is what a "team" is all about. Thank you again.
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/pockets
Nash our 11.5 month old little grandson had passed away from heart failure after being in the hospital for 87 days. While at his extensive stay at the University of Iowa, he had several surgeries, was placed on ECMO, placed on the heart transplant list. Nash was a fighter but unfortunately his organs gave out on him. He never made it to transplant.
We came across the Mason Kane organization and it was a blessing to us to read about other parents grief. Not because we were glad they had grief, not at all, but because we were looking for someone who "had been there" and who had "been in our shoes."
I wrote an email to The Mason Kane organization asking if there was any assistance to help Nash's parents with the balance of his funeral expenses. It was hard enough that they lost their child, but now they were faced with the ongoing cost to pay the bill at the funeral home. This made their grief much harder.
God answered our prayer, and your organization helped with a portion of the balance. We can not begin to thank you enough for the emotional and financial contribution you have given to our family. God bless you and your organization. This is what a "team" is all about. Thank you again.
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/pockets
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I became acquainted with The Mason Kane Foundation while serving a family who had suffered the unfortunate loss of their son and grandson. They shared the program with me and I then contacted Shana for more information. I had another family who needed help. Unlike the aforementioned family, this family lacked the family support so often needed when one loses a child. Shana never hesitated and was very flexible in trying to assist the family and I in meeting their needs. I appreciated Shana’s compassion and flexibility and absolute willingness to assist the family. I asked for more information so I could share it with others.
As a funeral director, we sincerely want to help families through this difficult time as many of us too have been touched by loss. We understand the importance of the service, especially when one has lost a child. While we work with families to defer many of the traditional costs associated with a funeral, there are costs associated with funeral services that are outside of the funeral home, such as merchandise, obituaries, cemetery and filing fees. It breaks our hearts when a family lacks the funds to do what they want and need. No one expects to lose a child and the cost can often compound the loss and grief. That is why I appreciate the work Shana does through The Mason Kane Foundation.
I recently contacted her in regards to assistance with a headstone for a family that had just lost their baby. I told her what they were looking at and the various costs. While we were concerned with the cost of the headstone, she didn’t hesitate when she said, which one does the mom want? She said it is important for her to have a marker that means something to her as that is all she has left to remind her of her precious baby. While we worked with another foundation that the family had contacted earlier to cover other costs, The Mason Kane Foundation came through quickly and ensured everything was taken care of. We are still waiting on the other foundation. The Mason Kane Foundation understands how hard it is for a family to ask for help, to have the weight of the costs being covered on their shoulders and they, along with myself, understand that the family most needs to be able to grieve, to navigate the difficult and complex emotions one encounters when they lose a loved one, especially a young and innocent child.
Shana’s diligence in finding vendors to supply the merchandise that honors the memories and preciousness of their children along with her drive to become a non-profit so quickly speaks volumes about her commitment to serve and comfort other families from her heart. Mason Kane is not a beauracratic foundation, it is a foundation with a heart. Thank you so much for your work Shana and for your compassion. The world needs more of you.
Michelle Murray
Funeral Director
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I lost my my son recently on October 25th. It's been pretty tough. He was supposed to be born on November 9,2010.I was going to my regular appointment at 11:30am on Oct.25 the doctor was asking his regular questions then when he went to check the heart beat there was none and he checked again I knew something was wrong then he gave me 3 ultasounds and still no heart beat so they had to send me to labor and delivery so i could have a regular birth. Going though the process was the worst thing I ever went though in my life. I was supposed to have a baby boy named Carter James. It was a sad day. Then when he was born a rainbow was outside my window so it was like God was there when I needed him most. Without God I don't know how I could get though this. When he comes, he says the angels will give the mothers their babies, so I have to stay stong and I know when Jesus comes we will meet in a place so perfect and won't have to worry ever again..................................
anyways I just wanted to thank u guys so much for all that u done. I would have never figured out how to buy a headstone. u guys are truly amazing. Sorry for ur loss and all u had to go though but God is there for when we need him most and we will see them again soon and very soon.....thank u guys again u don't know how much this means......
Christina Ruchty
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The Day My World Changed
Labor Day weekend was going to be such a great weekend; Papa was finally going to build the promised tree house with all the grandkids and I was going to spend the day with their mom’s. All summer the kids had been talking with Papa about their tree house and the kids were all so excited. I got up early so I would be prepared for everyone and Papa was off gathering all the material when the phone rang. I saw the caller id and figured that Mindy was just running a little late, but when I answered the phone she was sobbing hysterically and all she could say was Taylor is gone. At first I didn’t know what she was saying and then it hit me, my precious little boy was no longer with us; Taylor had gone to be with Jesus. During the early morning Taylor had a seizure and had stopped breathing and by the time Mindy went in to wake him for the day it was too late.
Taylor had a chromosome deficiency, which led to his epilepsy and this nightmare that we are now living through was a fear that my precious daughter has lived with all of Taylor’s life. There were many very scary close calls in the past, but this time there was nothing we could do except learn to live without our special little boy. How do we do this, what decisions need to be made, how do we pay for it all, how do I help my family through this nightmare; these were just a few of the questions and concerns that were flooding my mind and all the time totally broken by the death of my baby. By the grace of God my niece introduced me to Shana Klinge, the founder of the Mason Kane Foundation and this started our journey together.
It breaks my heart to know that Shana has gone through the same pain that I’m experiencing, but at the same time I really needed someone to talk to that could help me sort out what I was feeling. With the sudden loss of a family member it can be financially devastating, but The Mason Kane Foundation helped with the financial stresses of the memorial so that we could give Taylor a wonderful memorial service. Shana placed a Taylor Grant memorial page out on the Mason Kane Foundation website so that we can continue honoring Taylor’s life. It has been a little over a month now and the pain is still so fresh and raw and I know it will never be the same, but Shana is there for me to assure me that in time the pain will ease. Shana has become a friend that I know I can call if I just need to cry or validate my feelings. Shana and the Mason Kane Foundation are a God send. Thank you Shana for all you do for the families that have lost their babies way too soon in life.
Laurie Hunt
Roy, Wa.
Check out the newspaper article they did on Copperopolis CA about the foundation! Thank you Jason!!
http://coppergazette.blogspot.com/2011/02/local-man-raising-awareness-for-mason.html
http://coppergazette.blogspot.com/2011/02/local-man-raising-awareness-for-mason.html