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Honoring Isabella – 2024 Assistant to Photographer of the Year
Like many families, Elizabeth Biersgreen first learned about Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep when she needed to utilize our services for her daughter, Isabella, in June 2017. “I didn’t know that this sort of organization existed,” Elizabeth reflected. “I didn’t even know babies could die full term until ours did in the NICU.”
Elizabeth wrote a personal blog post in 2017, soon after Isabella passed away, reflecting on how hesitant she initially was to take photographs. Years later, she’s grateful that she did.
“I don’t think we would have held our daughter after she died unless we did these photos. Having photos taken of the three of us normalized it to hold her… We looked at the photos as soon as they came in, but it took years for us to be able to look back and see, yes, she had trauma from the resuscitation efforts and NICU interventions, but she looked like us. She was beautiful and perfectly formed. If we hadn’t had the photos, I would only have the memories of the trauma.”
Elizabeth’s photographer captured photographs of baby Isabella and their whole family, including Elizabeth’s mother, who sadly passed away nine months after Isabella. The photo of all three women – Elizabeth, her mom, and her daughter – is one she cherishes.
Six years …