A World Without SIDS

In the U.S. alone, more than 3,000 babies die each year from Sudden Infant Unexpected Death, which includes Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

Every day, more than 10 parents put their child to sleep and without explanation, that child doesn’t wake up.

I am one of them. My son is Knox.

Dr. Carmel Harrington of Sydney, Australia is another and she’s spent the last 30 years dedicating her career to SIDS research in honor of her son, Damien.

Through our respective pain, we have found purpose.

After Knox’s death, my family started Knox Blocks - a non-profit dedicated to helping families, providing education, as well as getting Owlet Socks to as many infants as possible and to support funding for SIDS research.

In partnership with many other organizations and parent-led nonprofits from around the world, Knox Blocks Foundation plans to raise $150,000 during the month of October in honor of SIDS Awareness Month to help Dr. Harrington continue her groundbreaking research.

The time to donate is NOW.

Last year, Dr. Harrington made a breakthrough in her research. Her lab identified that the enzyme Butyrylcholinesterase was significantly lower in babies who died of SIDS. We need your help to fund the next phase of her team’s research which will focus on identifying more biomarkers that will enable us to know which babies are indeed at a higher risk of SIDS, opening new avenues for research into specific interventions.

The next phase of her research could change the course of the more than 3,000 families who are impacted by SIDS each year.

When we tragically lost Knox we had no idea how we were going to survive.

Deep down we knew we had to find a way because we owed it to him. It was our job as his parents to give his life and death a purpose to help others.

Join us.