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We've joined together to raise money for 2 charities. You'll see our team Harry BoBo's fundraising target on the right. Your donation can really help us smash this goal!
Our gorgeous baby boy, Harry Lee Sidney Smith, died while having his afternoon nap, on April, 6th 2018. Harry was only 20 months and 18 precious days old.
All the specialists, professors and paediatricians we have seen and spoken to believe that Harry was a victim of SUDC (Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood.) We are still fighting to find out why he was taken from us so tragically and suddenly. Harry had a cold, but he was still playing and running about that morning. Doctors believe his cold was secondary and not the reason that Harry died so quickly in the space of a 45 minute nap.
I'm Harry's Mummy, Claire, and I went to wake Harry from his nap with our little girl, Brooke. Harry didn't respond and I felt a surge of terrifying panic. Harry was face down in his cot, unresponsive and his face was blue. I ran with him next door, tried desperately to revive him with CPR, called 999 and watched as the paramedics did everything they could to save Harry's life...but, he had gone. One moment in time, one nap time and that was it, Harry was gone. We are utterly heart broken and miss him every second of the day. We want Harry's life and grogeous little 'smile' to live on, through us all. We want to support the charities that are helping us. And we want #HarryBoBosLegacy to live on forever.
You can read more on my blog:
https://wordpress.com/posts/smilewithharrybobo.com
The SUDC Foundation is dedicated to increasing awareness of sudden unexpected deaths in childhood, funding crucial research into the causes of prevention of SUDC, and advocating for the needs of families affected by these tragedies. They are the only organisation worldwide devoted solely to the needs of families and professionals touched by unexplained death in childhood. This charity is severly under funded...so we really need your support.
Child Bereavement UK have been invaluable to Lee, Brooke and myself. They are always at the end of the helpline and the continuity of support has been life saving. We speak to the same person every few weeks on the phone, and it really does help us to talk about our feelings, what to possibly expect over time and hope for a future. They offer us a life support, when we feel like we are drowning and practical advice that we can do things in our lives to slowly start to heal and live again.
Your gift will further research and give hope to families like us, that are affected by the devastating and unexplained loss of a child.
Thank you for reading.
Love Claire and Lee xx
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