Facilitator - Huntington Beach, California

Hello, my name is Kim St.Laurent. I have been a resident of Huntington Beach, California my entire life. I have been happily married to my best friend Rick for over 11 years now. Rick and I have three beautiful daughters, two who walk and one that soars. Our newest addition to the family is our great dog “Bo”. I enjoy traveling, scrapbooking, eating and especially spending time with my friends and family.
I graduated from UCLA in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. I immediately chose to work in the area of labor and delivery, and wouldn’t want to ever leave the maternal child health area. I love working with moms and babies! Two years ago I choose to work as a home health nurse, providing services to post partum mothers and children. I work primarily with the multicultural, low-income families in Orange County. I feel that I am blessed with a career that gives me an opportunity to use my experience and compassion to help bereaved families.
I first gave birth to my daughter, Nicole in 1995. She is an amazing child full of energy and compassion who loves to dance, swim and play soccer. When she was almost three years old, I gave birth to my second daughter Taylor Louise, who was born still at thirty-five weeks, due to a cord accident. She was a beautiful child and she changed my life forever. I knew when I left the hospital without my baby that my life would never be the same again. After attending local support groups, and educating my self about grief, I decided to focus my professional and personal life to help other bereaved parents. I just had to! I was given an opportunity to make a difference because of my profession. I feel it is my responsibility, in honor of my daughter, to help any family that I can.
I met Joanne at a RTS (Resolve through Sharing) at a facilitator training three months after losing Taylor. She was the first person to discover that I was pregnant with my third daughter (way too soon!). The MISS Foundation was growing rapidly and quickly reaching families over the “new internet”. It was actually the very first site I ever searched on the internet after reading Dear Cheyenne. When I met Joanne, I had no idea who and what I had just discovered! She is an amazing woman who I respect and admire and I am continually amazed at her efforts, driven by her love for Cheyenne and of all children!
My third daughter, Aubrey Taylor was born one year after the loss of Taylor. She is a true blessing from God. Aubrey gave me renewed hope and happiness. Both my daughters are so sensitive and compassionate in regards to their own “guardian angel”. They never hesitate to share their story about their sister.
I met another astonishing MISS woman, Katie Hodge at the MISS Conference last year. We now co-facilitate a support group in Huntington Beach, California. Katie and I have many goals for California MISS and I am so proud to be a part of this MISS family.

kstlaurent@missfoundation.org