This page is made in loving memory of my son Bradlee Tyler Harrington who passed away suddenly on December 25 1996 of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome at the age of 2.
I know what you must be thinking "SIDS but he's so Old". Thats what I thought too. SIDs is defined as the sudden and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant whose death remains a mystery even after a full autopsy and investigation. There are children all over the world over the age of one that are being put to bed and peacefully entering heaven in thier sleep with no cause or recognition. These children aren't infants they are toddlers. This cannot be called SIDS they are not infants. I have heard it called Sudden Unexplained Death Syndrome or SUDS.
Any research over the age of one is terribly hard to find. There is new research everyday for infants but nothing for these precious toddlers. There is way to reduce the risks but when a child is older they cannot help. A toddler cannot be placed a certain way to sleep and expect to stay that way all night. A toddler knows when they are over heated and can remove blankets....so how do we reduse the risks of it happening to toddlers. No one knows. These studies are not done beacuse there are not enough children over the age of one that ddie to do the research. Tell me how many children have to die to be recognized?
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