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It’s that time! We are all preparing to travel and visit our loved ones for the holidays. We can all get so caught up in preparing for the drive, the meal, the conversations. All of it is important to us. First, I want you to take a deep breath and remember that everything you need is within you. You are a great caregiver. You are capable. You have proved this to yourself time after time. We are all learning together. We are doing the best with what we have. Next, I want to b

This is the last photo I took of Jaxin. Two weeks before his death. June 27-15 years ago right at this time, 5:00 am.I was picking up my daughter, Ashley from the side of the road. I had convinced her to pull over. She was sobbing so hard she couldn’t see to drive. We drove as fast as we could from Ansonia to Sidney. Terrified. It all started with a phone call a little before 5 am. Ashley was working two double shifts that weekend. 16 hour days. She was waking up to go to wor

When Derrick first passed away I was in a deep state of shock for at least the first year. I would share with people how Derrick passed away from an unsafe sleep environment and the response nine times out of ten was "Oh, SIDS." I would get so frustrated because my son didn't pass away from SIDS. I wasn't sure where to turn or what to say, but I knew my son's death was preventable. Before we dig deeper into this, let's talk about the definitions of SUID, SIDS, and accidental