A grieving mum who lost her baby to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is now buying special baby monitors for other parents who are worried about their babies.

 

Elisha Palmer had put her three-month-old son Knox down for a nap last December but tragically he never woke up.

 

Knox was in perfect health and Elisha still finds his loss hard to comprehend. “There was nothing that would have been a red flag. We did everything we were supposed to do," the heartbroken mum explained.

 

Prior to Knox’s death, Elisha had heard about a special type of baby monitor which tracks an infant’s heart levels and oxygen. She had debated buying one but didn’t think it was necessary.

 

“I had two older kids who were healthy," she explained. "I didn't think this would happen to us. I carry that guilt of why didn't we get one,” she said poignantly.

 

 

After Knox’s tragic death, Elisha decided she wanted to prevent other mums going through such pain and decided to set up a foundation in Knox’s name called Knox Blocks.

 

The foundation buys the special monitors and donates them to parents who are worried about the risk of SIDS to their child.

 

Owlet, the company behind the monitors have agreed to match donations raised by Knox Blox dollar for dollar so more families can receive one.

 

"I feel like if he had one there is such a good chance he would be here with us and so our ultimate goal is that no baby goes without this device,” Elisha explained.

 

“There's not a word in the dictionary that exists to describe the pain when you've lost your child.

 

 

"I kept saying I don’t know what to do with my arms. My arms are empty. He was always in them."

 

On the Knox Blox website, parents can fill in an application explaining why they want a monitor and the charity will do their best to help them.

 

Elisha encourages those who do not require a monitor to donate to help the cause.

 

So far, Elisha has raised $25,000 to buy monitors for other grateful families and has donated 100 monitors, according to The Mirror.

 

“One of our moms that we donated to — her first son was in her arms when he took his last breath," Elisha said.

 

"She has another baby who was also born premature and we've given her some relief. It’s the greatest feeling. I feel like this is Knox’s legacy. He's touching so many lives".

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