On the 15th August a few of us will be heading to the Peak District to hike 34 miles in one (very long) day, one mile for every month of Otis’s happy, laughter filled life.

We’re doing this to raise money and awareness for something that has shattered our lives and changed us forever.

Sudden Unexplained Death of a Child (SUDC)

On the 2nd Dec, after a normal day at nursery Otis came home a bit under the weather with a tummy bug, he went to bed that night as an otherwise healthy child but then quietly passed away during the night.

Even after a full investigation, no cause can be found.

To say we are broken and shocked is an understatement, it makes no sense that a child like Otis can pass away with no warning and that no trace is left.

We’ve since learned more about SUDC and how massively underfunded it is compared to SIDS (Sudden infant death syndrome) which affects children under 1 year old.

SUDC UK are a charity that have personally supported us and many other families affected by this and most importantly, fund the much needed research into this so that one day this is predictable, preventable and gets us an answer as to why this has happened to our beautiful boy and all the other children lost to SUDC.

SUDC UK is a registered, national charity dedicated to raising awareness, funding research and supporting families affected by Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC).

SUDC is the sudden and unexpected death of a child aged 1-18 years where the cause of death remains unexplained after a thorough investigation. 40 children are affected every year in the UK, more than young child deaths due to traffic accidents, fires or drowning and comparable to 1-2 seemingly healthy children dying every fortnight. Thank you for your support.