Hospital event helps families heal after loss of a child

Parents who have experienced the death of a child will gather Thursday evening at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center for the annual "Walk to Remember."

The two-hour free event begins at 7 p.m. in Pitzer Auditorium on the hospital's grounds, 1798 N. Garey Ave.

The gathering is designed to help parents as they grieve and begin to heal following the loss of an infant or child and to do so among others who have gone through similar experiences, according to a hospital statement.

This year's event has as a theme, "I Will Remember You."

The evening will include a memorial service, special poem readings, a candle-lighting ceremony followed by a candlelight walk honoring the memory of infants and children who have died.

To conclude the event, participating parents will gather at the hospital's Memorial Wall for a moment of music and reflection.

"The walk is so important for parents who have lost children to help them understand that they are not alone," the Rev. Francisco Munoz, chaplain at the hospital, said in the statement.

"There is strength in knowing that you can turn to others for companionship on the journey following the loss of a child."

Information: (909) 865-9858.