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Tracy McGuire with son Cori, 14 |
Mother haunted by the shock of baby’s death
Estate fundraising event will back group that aids grieving parents
A WOMAN who lost her 15-week-old baby through cot death is organising a benefit event next week for a group that supports mothers who have suffered similar tragedies.
Every moment of her life mother-of-two Tracy McGuire, from the Andover estate, in Finsbury Park, lives with the memory of the sudden death of baby Kyron Julian.
It happened in April 1995 and, although Tracy has two healthy children, Cori, 14, and Toni, 7, she has never forgotten the continual care and support she received from Victoria-based charity Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID).
Ms McGuire said this week: “No one can explain why your baby died so suddenly, although there are always various theories.”
Up to seven babies, mostly under six months, die from the condition every day in the UK and, despite medical advances, experts still cannot be sure of the cause.
Ms McGuire added: “It’s every mother’s nightmare. You’ve taken so much care in bringing a child into the world only to see it snatched away from you so suddenly and for no apparent reason.
“That’s why it’s so important to support the Foundation. I’ve had so much support from them over the years. From telephone counselling to opportunities to meet other mothers with similar experiences.
“FSID provides a lifeline to anyone who loses a baby.”
The benefit, including a charity football match at 7pm, is being held on Friday, May 11, from 4.30pm until 9.30pm at the Sue Davis memorial pitch on the estate. There will be a barbecue and entertainments.
Nicola Peckett, spokeswoman for FSID, has thanked Tracy for arranging the event. FSID was launched in 1970 following the death of baby Martin de Selincourt, whose family lived in Ripplevale Grove, Barnsbury, in May 1968.
His grandmother, Nancy Hunter-Gray, was so upset by the death of her grandson that she organised a conference on cot death at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. |
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