In memory of Dylan Robert McEwen.
My son, Dylan Robert, was born on November 2, 2010 at 38 weeks and was a happy and healthy baby boy. I had the pleasure of spending those first months of his life doing all the things new mothers do. I returned to work, and put Dylan in daycare for a few days a week. The second week I was faced with police at my door (I worked from home) telling me there was an emergency at the daycare and that I needed to come to the hospital immediately. We drove a few blocks before I started to realize what might be happening. As a single mom, I frantically called other family members to meet me there. After spending 15 minutes at the hospital, in a separate room with only a police officer I knew.
And life changed forever.....
You’re given the pamphlets, I’d taken Parenting 101, a neighbor recommended the home daycare and she knew CPR but on the 3rd day the unthinkable happened.
Dylan was a ray of sunshine and source of joy to every life he touched. He would be 7 years old this year and should be doing all the things 7-year old’s do; school, making friends, becoming his own little person, learning life, sports, etc.
But that will never be.....
I still ask myself how could this happen; to him, to me, to all those that came to love him in such a brief period of time.
There were a handful of people and some organizations that helped me understand what happened and helped me get through that first year, First Candle being one of them.
Funds raised through this page and other events will be donated to First Candle whose mission is the elimination of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) and preventable Stillbirths through education and research while providing support for grieving families who have suffered a loss.
I love him and I miss him every day.
Dylan's Mom
| Supporters | |||
| Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
| Joseph Woodman | 10/23/2017 | $205.00 | Joyce Mayo | 10/23/2017 | $50.00 | Michele Sabrey | 10/23/2017 | $50.00 | Riki Josepf | 10/23/2017 | $50.00 | Christine Karel | 10/23/2017 | $25.00 | zoe judd | 10/23/2017 | $25.00 | Debbie Friedman | 10/23/2017 | $25.00 | Vista Rehab Services | 10/20/2017 | $200.00 | Running for a cause and cure! 1/2 Marathon - Lake Powell, Arizona 10/21/17 | Tara McEwen | 10/19/2017 | $500.00 | Thank you Cassie and Kathy for your time and efforts in running this race. I and all the parents appreciate it! May they some day find a cause and preventative measures for SIDS, SUID and other losses. I miss him every day. Thank you again :).... Dylan's Mom | Pam Lopez | 10/16/2017 | $50.00 | Bob Cauldwell | 10/16/2017 | $50.00 | Betsy McEwen | 10/16/2017 | $400.00 | We miss you but know that the Lord is taking good care of you in Heaven. Love Grandma | Shannon Mogila | 10/09/2017 | $50.00 | Vera Musial | 10/09/2017 | $50.00 | Brent Isner | 10/09/2017 | $50.00 | Evan Grimmett | 10/09/2017 | $25.00 | Daniel Wozniak | 10/09/2017 | $50.00 | Carol Speelman | 10/09/2017 | $50.00 | Christopher Matthews | 10/09/2017 | $50.00 | Nicholas Sosnovich | 10/09/2017 | $100.00 | Kelly Cassidy | 10/09/2017 | $140.00 | Anonymous Friend | 10/04/2017 | $10.00 | The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart - Helen Keller | MaryAnn Zicarelli | 10/02/2017 | $50.00 | Carly Biron | 09/25/2017 | $25.00 | Svetlana Snegour | 09/25/2017 | $25.00 | Brian Hyde | 09/25/2017 | $100.00 | David Briegs | 09/25/2017 | $50.00 | Catherine Rohrbach | 09/25/2017 | $100.00 | John Kunzmann | 09/25/2017 | $50.00 | Joan Anagnostou | 09/25/2017 | $25.00 | Elaine Villani | 09/25/2017 | $25.00 | Raymond Purcell | 09/25/2017 | $25.00 | Kristine King | 09/25/2017 | $100.00 | Betsy Mcewen | 09/18/2017 | $100.00 | Karen Lucas | 09/11/2017 | $100.00 | Deborah Stephenson | 08/28/2017 | $50.00 | Regina Moudatsos | 08/28/2017 | $20.00 | Kathleen And Anthony Sosnovich | 05/29/2017 | $250.00 | Anonymous Friend | 05/29/2017 | $250.00 |
| Total | $3,550.00 | ||