Since 2008 we have been working to give comfort to families when it is needed most, education to those who can potentially reduce a child’s risk of a sudden death, and hope for an answer where there currently is no explanation.

What We Do

Our Mission at Lach’s Legacy:
Fighting SIDS in SD
Connection. Comfort. Hope.

We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is dedicated to the fight against SIDS (and other sleep-related infant deaths) in South Dakota.

Connection:
For those grieving the loss of an infant, you are not alone! Many bereaved parents find their greatest source of comfort and healing is connection with others who have experienced a similar loss. We strive to help families make those valuable connections with other SIDS families.  

Connection is also valuable to our goal of SIDS prevention. Connecting those who care for babies with the resources, education, and motivation they need to provide infants with safe-sleep environments is essential to reducing the incidence of sudden infant deaths.

Comfort:
In addition to building connection in the SIDS community, we work to provide grief support for those South Dakota families who have experienced the unexpected loss of a baby.  We offer comfort to grieving hearts through a care package of items that can give a starting point to the long road of healing. 

Hope:
Finally, we aim to foster hope.  Hope for meaningful healing of grief and a return to feelings of peace and joy, even in the midst of the deep sorrow of losing a child.  Hope, that by SIDS education and awareness we can reduce the number of SIDS deaths that occur.  And hope, that by contributing to the efforts of SIDS-related research we can come to understand the underlying cause(s) and prevent those deaths from occurring entirely.

Why We Do It

One May day, I got the call that every parent fears the most.  Lachlan had been napping at daycare and was found not breathing.  EMT's were called immediately, but nothing could be done to revive our precious boy. 

We were sent into the tailspin of grief.  To have someone so precious torn from our lives so suddenly, I searched desperately sources of comfort.  I found that locating good resources in South Dakota was not easy to do, and I really had to actively search for things to help me in my grief.  I learned that, for myself, connecting with other families who had experienced a similar loss brought a kind of comfort that nothing else could.  I couldn't stand the idea that other families would experience a sudden and unexpected death of a baby and be left in the loneliness of that loss to find their own sources of comfort and to trudge through their grief alone.  And so Lach's Legacy was born.  First to work in preventing families from ever having to experience this tragedy, and second to provide a warm embrace of comfort in the wake of the unimaginable. 

What We've Achieved