Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think Mrs. Groenewegen put it very wonderfully in that letter in the sense of she spoke her heart. I think the letter conveys the pain that the mother had struggled forward through.
I have no doubt that this is a burden that is carried by many, if not a haunting reality that they go through every day, knowing that they have done everything perfect. Everything may have appeared perfect and then the world comes tumbling down around them.
This is a struggle that many of us may think has not touched us, but in some ways, when we dig deep, we find out that there are families around us that have gone through this loss.
This motion may not be the answer to SIDS, but it is the answer to sometimes the hopelessness you feel when you don’t think anyone is listening. This motion, in some small way, I think, reaches out to folks in our world and says the Legislature understands and hears you. Although we wish we could help with every individual struggle, the one message it should deliver is you are not alone and we grieve with you.