I am DimondLisa and I am the mother of a SIDS baby.Nine years ago my beautiful little girl was born.She was so tiny being born 3 months premature and weighing only 2 pounds and 4 ounces.She had so many problems at first and had to spend months in the hospital. After being in the hospital for 2 months and pulling through all of her problems, we were so excited because now she only had to gain 1 more pound to come home.Then the time came when I got that horrible phone call. It was the head nurse calling to tell me that my precious little girl had stopped breathing,at that time I felt as though I had taken my last breath myself. The nurse suggested that we come up to the hospital to be with her,and of course there was nothing gonna stand in my way.They were able to servive her that time but it wasn't looking good because she was calling for way too much oxygen. I'll never forget the feeling I had at that time,such pain and such anger. I just couldn't stop asking why,why my baby,why anyones baby. That is when I realized for the first time, just how thankful I was that my little girl had spent the first 2 months of her life in the hospital instead of at home. If it hadn't been for this... I would have never known that my little one was having troubles.I would have found myself living that same nightmare that far too many others have lived through. I was one of the lucky ones.My little girl is now 9 years old and going strong.But beleive me it has been a long hard road. My little girl is blind in her left eye, has some hearing problems, and it takes her longer to learn things than it does other children her age. Some parents would ask God why does all this have to happen to their children. And I guess I would as well. But considering all the other thing we've had to deal with, mainly SIDS, we are very thankful.All these are minor things compared to SIDS. I thank God each and every day for blessing me with this wonderful little girl he has given me. Please help support SIDS research in any way you can. I can tell you from experience, it does save lives. The babies are counting on us to make a difference.