 While the Sandford Pedal Program, which stands for Parents Embracing Time After Loss, held the shared burial service in Bemidji today. Friends and family gathered to say one last goodbye to their babies at the Holy Cross Cemetery. The service is in memory of early pregnancy losses that were at less than 20 weeks gestation. The ceremony includes prayers and lets the families honor and bring gifts to their lost ones and provide closure. You know these families are grieving the loss of a child and I think as a society that's not always acknowledged fully in these earlier losses and I hope that this kind of validates that grief and that pain. The Pedal Program was developed to help patients and their families cope with both the physical and emotional aspect of a pregnancy loss or infant death. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.