A SIDS Quilt.
Apr 17 '00
I would first like to state that I did not lose a child, or know of a child who has passed away due to SIDS. I can not say I know how you feel, nor can I say I feel your pain. If you are reading this and have lost a child because of SIDS, my heart goes out to you and I wish I could comfort you. I applaud you for finding the courage to move on.
After that all being said, I would like to share something I found to be pretty interesting and can be sad on the same note. My son's pediatrician is in the pediatrics center of the University Hospital by me. One of the floors of the ped's center is a SIDS center. Dedicated to the memory of a little girl who died due to SIDS.
While visiting the pediatrician recently, the elevators were down. I had to take the stairs instead. So the short cut is to pass through the SIDS wing. What I saw there made me cry right there. They have a wall set up and what they made was a SIDS quilt. The quilt was about 6 feet by 6 feet big, and it was made only by blankets, clothes, bib, sheets and towels that were all owned by a baby who was taken away by SIDS. Some even had pictures of their baby with their names sewn into the quilt. I sat there and looked at every piece of clothing, and every single picture, and just cried. I thought it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
The quilt was put together by the parents. There was a little note attached to the quilt, and although I cannot remember word from word, the parents did say they want people to become more aware of SIDS and just how real it is. They also stated about how they all grieved together, and how the quilt was something they felt they had to do.
Like I said, my heart goes out to any parent who has lost a child because of SIDS, and I am sure there are different reactions about doing something like a quilt, but I will admit, after spending a good hour or so just looking at the quilt, I became much more aware of SIDS. The quilt made me realize just how real it is. I was looking at a onesie with a picture of a little boy sewn on it who lived 4 blocks from me, then I was looking at a christening blanket that belonged to a little girl who only lived 1 mile from me. After seeing all that, it did make me feel like it was so close to home.
I am not writing this editorial trying to say that if you lost a baby due to SIDS then you should do a quilt. I am writing this editorial to let others know of the beautiful memorial I saw dedicated to the little soul's that passed away because of SIDS.
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