Scared Sid Less

As you may know, if you read my bio, this blog is about my experience with  infant loss and how I live my life after it. I also try/want to keep as open as possible on the subject so that people affected by infant loss and 3rd person parties alike will no longer feel it's a closed subject or feel alone. So here is something I want you to know today:

 Scared Sid Less was created by a family that lost their beautiful son, Cullin, to SIDS. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) is a silent killer. To quote the CDC, "Sudden unexpected infant deaths are defined as deaths in infants less than 1 year of age that occur suddenly and unexpectedly, and whose cause of death are not immediately obvious prior to investigation.

Each year in the United States, about 4,000 infants die suddenly of no immediately, obvious cause. About half of these Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID) are due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), the leading cause of SUID and of all deaths among infants aged 1–12 months."

 "SIDS is the leading cause of death among infants aged 1–12 months, and is the third leading cause overall of infant mortality in the United States. Although the overall rate of SIDS in the United States has declined by more than 50% since 1990, rates for non-Hispanic black and American Indian/Alaska Native infants remain disproportionately higher than the rest of the population. Reducing the risk of SIDS remains an important public health priority."

 Imagine waking up one day to greet your little one and finding them unresponsive. This horrible syndrome/ disorder or what ever you wish to call it leaves more families scared, helpless. and lost than some of us care to know. That's why we need to be aware. To join hands, if not to fight this, than at least to join hands with parents and families affected. Let them know that they are not forgotten nor are the babies they lost. It's the worst feeling in the world to feel like you are alone in your pain or that you must suffer in silence. NO MORE! Let us shout that there is life after infant loss!

 How can you do that? Most organizations like Scared Sid Less are non-profit and thrive on donations that helps keep them and other initiatives, like Camp Cullin, open to those in need. These donations take the power away from SIDS and puts it back in your/hers/his/our hands. The silence must end.