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1O Mother who lost daughter supports parents in need Favuzza held the second annu- al Butterfly Project event Sunday at Moonflower‘s Magical Touch in downtown Stoutfville to raise money for SickKids' neonatal intensive care unit. The baby had many seizures and no medication could suppress them. Eight days after being born. she was taken OR of her breathing tubes. Now. Favuaml is doing something to help prevent other parents from going through what she did. She is offering suppon for those parents who do lose an infant. as well. "She" grabbed my fingers and there was so much strength and I thought. 'It is going to be OK'.” the Stoufl‘ville resident said. with tears in her eyes. it wasn't. Alyssa stopped breathing for 14 seconds on the second day of her life. Favuzza held her until she took her final breath. BY SIMONE [OSBPH sjoscphOyrmgxom Anastasia Favuzza lemembers touching her baby girl. Alyssa Marie. before she died. She was revived and sent to the Hospital for Sick Children. At the Stouffville event. with the if ’NJ' She decided t6 make them for bereaved parents in the neonatal intensiVe care unit at SickKids. " Nothing comforts you when you lose a child." she said. but letting other parents know there are people slogan Shop for a Cause. she sold her jewelry creations alongside inviied vendors selling an. baked goods and more. The event includ- ed a prize draw. Little Alyssa Marie died Aug. 3. 2012. Seven months after losing her. Favum made a bracelet for herself in memory of Alyssa. “I cannot explain the sense of hope. loss, grief. healing and warmth I felt when it was complete." Favuz- za says in a write-up for the event. She went on to make bracelets for friends and family and found the process very therapeutic. Aug. 3, 2012. Seven months after losing her, Favuzzu made a bracelet for herself in mcmory of Alyssa. Little Alyssa Marie died "It can happen to anyone. In a million years. I never thought it would happen to me." To contact Favuua. visit face- bookcom / jewellerydesignsbymtas- tasia. email jewel,designs@hotmail. com or tweet @buttrflypmj. out there who have gone through the same tragedy made her feel she was doing something to help. 7 “She has gathered great sflength from doing Zindros-DeFreitas said. “I have never seen her go at something so aggrexsively." After the death of her baby. Favuzza learned that Alyssa had lost oxygen in utero. which caused damage to her brain and resulted in the stunting of her brain's devel~ opment. Favuzza's fundraising efforts have raised more than $1.300. not including the weekend event. Her goal is to raise $15,000 and she wants to have a painting with her daughter's name on it penna- nemly displayed at SickKids. but she has a wider purpose. too. "I just want it) rhise awareness." she said. adding the fact some babies die is not often discussui. Favuzza's sister. Amy Zinde- DeFreitas. has seen the difference the jewelry~making and fundraising has made in her sister's life. L |pt w. '1 Furniture vi ’ ‘ - N [Ml m [1198? (ED; ILEY' DECOR-REST chm K R 013. STAFF PHOTO/SIMONE JOSEPH Anastasia Favuzza hosted the second annual Butterfly Project event Sunday at Moonflower‘s Magical Touch in downtown Stouffville to raise money for SickKids‘ neonatal intensive care unit. HLER‘ IIINVWOOD CLASSOCS *KINGSDOWN'