James Stephen McVicar
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James Stephen McVicar |
Co-Founder and Co-Director of Missing GRACE Foundation a 501(c)3, Steve is a facilitator for the Maple Grove GRACE Support group and provides support for grieving fathers. Trained in sports medicine, Steve received his BA from Bethel University and currently serves as Regional Accounts Manager for Upsher-Smith Laboratories. Steve’s support of his wife, Candy, was crucial for the vision and development of Missing GRACE and his work with the foundation is his way to honor and parent his daughter Grace in Heaven.
A2, B5, F6
Session Descriptions:
A2
Managing Pregnancy After Loss: Talk with couples that have had successful subsequent pregnancies under the care of Doctor Jason Collins’, MD, OB/GYN specialized home fetal monitoring program. Understand medical and emotional aspects of pregnancy after loss. Panel: Holly Emerson, Jason and Melissa Gemmell, Cameron Jensen, Steve and Candy McVicar, Gretchen Walstadt
B5
Guy Talk: Session is for men only to discuss infertility and loss from a man’s perspective. Ted Bowman, grief educator and consultant, will facilitate the discussion addressing: the unique losses for men, communication challenges for couples and families while grieving, practical stresses like finances and taxation of infertility treatments, balancing family and work life, and recognizing patterns that are a result of grief and loss. Panelists: Steve McVicar and Jerry Bryce share of their personal experiences with infertility, IVF, pregnancy loss, failed/disrupted adoptions, subsequent pregnancy and successful adoption.
F6
Pay It Forward: Take your Loss and Create Connections to Help Others: Candy and Steve McVicar, founders and co-directors of Missing GRACE Foundation share their journey through GRACE and offer ways to educate others regarding loss. Learn how to help politically with legislation regarding new standards of care and protocols for prevention of stillbirth, and to ensure that parents of a stillborn receive a birth certificate. Learn how to start a Hope and Hearts Run in your state, bringing greater awareness of stillbirth and the need for quality and timely grief resources.