Mother's tragedy inspires lifesaving mission against SIDS in Illinois
The executive director of SIDS of Illinois, Nancy Maruyama, said after her son died unexpectedly during a nap in the 1980s, she made it her mission to help others. In 1985, her son was only four-and-a-half months old, when she dropped him off at the babysitter while she went to her nursing job. Less than 10 minutes into the infant's first nap, the unthinkable happened.