Skip to content
My SD Moms

MySDMoms.com

For San Diego Moms and Moms-To-Be

  • Home
  • Sign Up: MySDMoms Club
  • Categories
    • SD Moms Podcast
    • Health & NutritionHealth & Nutrition stories
    • Lifestyle
    • NewbornNewborn & Baby, 0-12 Months
    • NewsNewsworthy items
    • Plan/PregnancyPlanning and Pregnancy stories
    • Tips
    • Toddlers/Pre-SchoolersToddlers, 13-24 Months
  • Tools/Resources
  • Videos
  • Home
  • 2016
  • May
  • 100 New Moms build 1,000 Therapeutic Teddy Bears
  • News

100 New Moms build 1,000 Therapeutic Teddy Bears

My SD Moms May 3, 2016

Share This!

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email

Vista, CA– San Diego Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) will pay it forward by spreading love and healing to Mothers across America who have lost a child by building 1,000 therapeutic ComfortDSC_1056 (640x424)

Cub teddy bears on May 5, 2016. The mothers will gather at the North Coast Church at 2405 N. Santa Fe Avenue in Vista from 9:15 until 10:30 AM to assemble the bears for delivery before Mother’s Day.

MOPS member Gracie Del Mar will never forget her beautiful daughter Jocelyn.  When Jocelyn died shortly after birth, Del Mar received a weighted therapeutic teddy bear called The Comfort Cub from her hospital.  “I was so grateful to have something to hold after losing my child. It brought comfort to my arms during the worst time in my life” Del Mar said.  “When my MOPS group was looking for a service project to do in honor of Mother’s Day, I immediately thought of The Comfort Cub because it was so helpful and reassuring to me.” 

Invented by San Diego Mom, Marcella Johnson, after the loss of her son caused her to have physical chest pains, The Comfort Cub was designed to help women who were suffering from the same “Broken Heart Syndrome” that Johnson experienced.  Little was known about this disease when Marcella lost her son, George, 17 years ago. Today Broken Heart Syndrome is becoming better understood as more baby boomers lose their spouses and develop symptoms that resemble cardiac distress. Recent articles in TIME magazine and the Wall Street Journal have called attention to the physical symptoms that are experienced with a broken heart. The Comfort Cub has been clinically proven through a study done by San Diego Hospice to reduce the physical manifestations of grief and other causes of extreme stress.

The Comfort Cub is available at every hospital in San Diego through onsite social workers and nursing teams.  An ongoing effort is underway to have the Comfort Cubs available and is expanding to top hospitals across the USA such as the Mayo Clinic, Mass General Dana Farber and UCLA. It is intended to help a mother heal after the loss of a child of any age.

“With the help of all of these caring San Diego moms we will be able to heal a lot of broken hearts in time for Mother’s Day,” Johnson said.

Click HERE for Full Event Info. 

Continue Reading

Previous: Career AND Family
Next: Tots Take Coachella

Related Stories

Win a $250 Gift Card for Mother’s Day
  • News

Win a $250 Gift Card for Mother’s Day

May 1, 2025
10 Things To  Do With Your Family for FREE in May in San Diego County
  • News

10 Things To  Do With Your Family for FREE in May in San Diego County

April 30, 2025
Swimsuits To Keep Your Kids Safe
  • News

Swimsuits To Keep Your Kids Safe

April 23, 2025

Recent Posts

  • Win a $250 Gift Card for Mother’s Day
  • 10 Things To  Do With Your Family for FREE in May in San Diego County
  • Swimsuits To Keep Your Kids Safe
  • Free and Cheap Activities in San Diego Perfect for Spring Break
  • Highest Rated Summer Camps in San Diego
Kaiser
  • Home
  • Our Mission
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Job Opportunities
  • General Contest Rules
Copyright © 2025 Audacy, Inc. All rights reserved. | DarkNews by AF themes.