R.I.P. LONDON MARIE SHERWOOD! her life was cut short (3 months to be exact) from SBS... its not a disease contracted because of a smoking parent, or something unpreventable... but instead.... something even worse.... something that is perfectly preventable.... SBS: shaking baby syndrom; For those of you who dont know what Shaken Baby Syndrome is check out the facts; -Shaking, jerking and jolting can cause blood vessels in the head to tear or burst. Shaken Baby Syndrome is the shaking of an infant or child by the arms, legs, or shoulders with or without impact of the head. This trauma can result in bleeding and brain injury with no outward signs of abuse. Often frustrated caregivers feel that shaking a baby or small child is a harmless way to make the child stop crying. However, a baby's brain and blood vessels are vulnerable to whiplash motions, such as shaking, jerking, jolting, and impact. The neck muscles of an infant or small child are weak, so the child's head is relatively heavy and the neck cannot support the stress of shaking or impact. -Shaking a very young child, with or without impact of the head, can cause irreversible brain damage, blindness, cerebral palsy, hearing loss, spinal cord injury, seizures, learning disabilities, and even death. It is tragic that healthy, intelligent babies are suffering these disabilities simply because their caregivers don't know about the dangers associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome Only 1 out of 4 babies dies of Shaken Baby Syndrome. HOWEVER, the other three babies will need ongoing medical attention for the rest of their short lifespans

to tell ya the truth.... i actually cried when i read this.... the song that went w/ the post was really ******** up too.... What hurts the most by Rascal Flats.... now every time i hear this song... i cry...