About us
We are Tani and John Leeper, founders of Jake’s Journey Foundation. We created the foundation in memory of our son, Jake, and from our desire to help other families feel supported and less alone after pregnancy or infant loss.
There are no words to fully describe the heartbreak of losing a baby. One moment, you are planning a future filled with hope and promise, and in the blink of an eye, everything changes. We experienced that heartbreak when our little boy, Jake, was born quietly at 24 weeks and changed our lives forever.
Along with overwhelming grief, families may also face unexpected medical and funeral expenses. Through Jake’s Journey Foundation, we help ease that burden and provide compassionate support during an unimaginable time. We believe every baby deserves a proper goodbye and every parent deserves loving support.
About Our Book
There are times in your life when things do not go as planned. Losing a baby, through miscarriage, stillbirth, or shortly after birth, is one of those unfortunate realities one is never prepared to face. Regardless of which stage you lost your baby, four weeks in the womb, or four weeks outside the womb, the pain left behind is unlike anything you’ve ever felt before. Sadly, there is a stigma that says you shouldn’t mourn a life gone too soon. There is an unspoken expectation for you to just forget about it and move on.
Mother, leader, entrepreneur, and author, Tani Leeper, shares her personal journey of finding hope and healing. After suffering multiple losses, over a span of five years, she struggled trying to find peace. Tani’s journey took her from feeling broken, ashamed, and confused to being empowered to share her story. Contributing author, John Leeper, shares the Dad’s views on loss while supporting his wife in living their new normal. With the purpose of bringing comfort and hope to others, this easy to read inspirational book will bring insight into what they have come to know on the other side of loss.