Days of Remembrance is an annual event for families whose children passed away while receiving care at St. Jude. The event allows St. Jude families and staff to honor the children we have lost and remember the many ways they touched our lives. We are grateful for each moment we shared, and all that we learned from them.
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Our Days of Remembrance are filled with activities for bereaved families. Participants are invited to bring photos and memorabilia from their child's life to make a memory board (shown above) that honors their journey together. They can also take part in discussion groups and other memory-making activities. The event closes with a celebration of remembrance.
Days of Remembrance will be held in the fall at the Renasant Center in downtown Memphis. Travel assistance is available for families whose children have passed away in the last 5 years.
The 2024 Days of Remembrance will be held Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26.
Registration has not yet opened for 2024. Look for updates via mail and email.
For all those who will be joining us for Day of Remembrance in person, please find our schedule of events below!
If you are not able to join us in person this year, our family panel and reverberance ceremony will be recorded, and posted online after the event.
See you soon!
Day of Remembrance Schedule of Events
October 20-21, 2023
FRIDAY
Open all day
- The registration desk
- The volunteer sign in table
- The main hall for Memory Board creation
Open 1:00-5:00 p.m.
- ALSAC outreach table
- Quality of Life resource tables
- Meaning Centered Grief Research table
4:00-6:00 p.m.
- Open reception for families and staff
| Parent Discussion Groups | |
|---|---|
| 2:00-3:15 p.m. | Groups |
| 2:00-3:15 p.m. | Moms Talk About Their Grief |
| 2:00-3:15 p.m. | Adult Siblings Talk About Their Grief |
| 3:15-4:30 p.m. | Groups |
| 3:15-4:30 p.m. | Loss of an Only Child |
| 3:15-4:30 p.m. | Hablemos Sobre el Duelo |
| .4:30-5:45 p.m. | Groups |
| 4:30-5:45 p.m. | Grandparents Talk About Their Grief |
| 4:30-5:45 p.m. | Dads Talk About Their Grief |
| Activities | |
|---|---|
| 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Hip Hues |
| 2:00-3:00 p.m. | Meet Rose the Therapy Dog |
| 2:00-6:00 p.m. | Massages To Go |
| 3:00-5:00 p.m. | Kendra Scott |
| 3:00-6:00 p.m. | Child Life Activities |
| 3:00-6:00 p.m. | Time with Music Therapy |
| 6:00-8:00 p.m. | Dinner and Butterfly Distribution |
SATURDAY
| 9:30-10:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. | QoL Resource table open |
| 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Family Panel Discussion |
| 12:30–1:00 p.m. | Snack/Bathroom Break |
| 1:00–2:00 p.m. | Celebration of Remembrance |
| 2:00–2:30 p.m. | Exit with Sand Ceremony |
| 2:30 p.m. onward | Departures |