Although you could tell that the newly repurposed bench was made from the crib, it was no longer the empty crib that Valarie could see. Rather than it being a piece of furniture left to rot, instead, it was now a beautiful place for her to honor her son’s memory. Valarie shared, “I’m overwhelmed with joy that it’s not just sitting somewhere unused. Now I can sit in it, hold his bear, think about him if I need to.”