SIDS Awareness Wednesday #2: October 15th

 "When a child loses his parent, they are called an orphan. When a spouse loses his or her partner, they are called a widow or widower. When parents lose their child, their isn't a word to describe them..."

This post was also found by accident, but I'm glad I found it and wanted to share. I stumbled onto october15th.com through Facebook and immediately decided it would be my awareness post this week.

October was proclaimed National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month by Ronald Reagan in 1988.


Robyn Bear, the founder of October 15th, declared October 15th of every year  "Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day", a day in the middle of National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. They ask everyone, in every time zone, to light a candle at 7 pm and let it burn for one hour, creating a continuous wave of light in remembrance of all the babies taken too soon.

October15th.com also has a store, resources, a list of activities and walks going on in different states, and ideas to help raise awareness.