A woman who decided to donate her wedding dress to an organisation that uses the material to make burial gowns for stillborn babies has been overwhelmed by the response from people.
In May 2015 Yvonne Trimble donated her gown to charity Cherished Gowns, based in Manchester, after coming to the conclusion that she wouldn’t wear it again.
The organisation subsequently sent her photographs of the pieces made from her dress, which she posted to Facebook.
Alongside them, she wrote: “Deciding in May 2015 that I would never wear my wedding dress again, I sent it to a charity that turns donated dresses into little gowns for babies who are stillborn or who die shortly after birth.
“Yesterday they sent me pictures of what they had made with my dress and a mix of emotions swept over me when I received them; pride that I'd done something good, sadness that it's necessary for these gowns to have to be made, relief that I've never known this heartbreak, and a sense of thankfulness that volunteers around the country give up their time to produce such comforting garments.
“I post these pictures not to shout my worth, but to advertise the charity that does this wonderful work; they need volunteers to knit, sew, crochet and they need donations of all manner of stuff, not just dresses, so if you care to look at their website it may be that more little souls will be helped.”
A number of people then got in touch with Yvonne, praising her good deed. So far, her post has been shared almost 100,000 times. She took to her social media account again, revealing how overwhelmed she was by the kind words of strangers.
