SIDS Awareness
This site is dedicated to all families who have suffered a SIDS death
It is hard to believe that this August Isabella would have been turning two. In a way it feels like just yesterday that she was born but in another way it seems like a lifetime ago.
Like last year we will be doing "Balloons for Bella". Last year we had such an amazing turn out it was just so beautiful to see people from all over the world come together to honor our precious girl on her birthday.
For those who are not familiar with what we did I will explain it. Everyone that participated last year went and bought balloons and wrote a little message on the balloon and then at a certian time they were all released. Pictures were taken before, after and during the releases. It was truly amazing.
We will be doing Balloons for Bella again this year on August 10. I will update with a time later on as it gets closer in date.
I ask that everyone takes pictures and then emails them to me following the event. I will mention that the pictures will be used to make a video on youtube so if you do not want you or your family members to appear in the video only take pictures of the balloons.
Here is some information that I have looked up about balloon releases and the environment to make people feel more comfortable with the idea....
http://www.balloonsgalorelansing.com/environment.html
I am in the process of designing t-shirts for the event this year and proceeds will go to First Candle for SIDS research.
Old cars rev up to raise funds for SIDS research
Thirty cars are about to set off this morning on a 7,000 kilometre charity trek through outback Queensland and the Northern Territory.
The pre-1976 vehicles will travel from Mount Isa in the state's north-west to Roma in the south-east - via Darwin and the Kakadu National Park - to raise funds for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
Director Ken Godfrey says the annual event also hopes to raise awareness.
"It's an annual event that we take all the pre-1976 cars out into the outback raising much needed funds for SIDs and Kids Queensland," he said.
"When one baby dies, 51 people are affected we've worked out ... like with brothers, sisters, uncles, aunties, grandmothers ... it's a very sad situation to lose a young child.
"It's people having fun while they are raising money ... we have a goal of $100,000 for this 10 days - it's not a race, it's just a drive in the country with a lot of friends, teaching people about SIDS and awareness of SIDS and where the money goes with all the counselling for bereaved families who have suffered from SIDS."
We now have a message board on this site, if you would like to join please click on "SIDS Support Forum".
This site has been created in loving memory of my daughter Isabella and every other baby that has passed away from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
SIDS is a silent killer that claims the lives of over 2,ooo babies every year. God Bless every family that has suffered the loss of a child.
"What we have deeply loved we can never lose, for all we love deeply, becomes... a part of us"
Helen Keller
If you have lost a baby to SIDS and would like their picture to appear on the angel babies page please email me at kristen060810@yahoo.com. Please note that this site is still under constuction and I will be adding more to it. If you email me a picture I will put it on the page as soon as I can.