Scots mum tells of heartache at losing beloved baby to cot death, aged eight weeks
dailyrecord.co.ukA Scots woman has launched a fundraiser after her eight-week-old baby tragically passed away suddenly from cot death. Laura MacGregor, from Livingston in West Lothian, lost her baby girl Charlotte Joyce on February 8.
The tot died from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) - also known as cot death. Laura and the rest of her heartbroken family are now fundraising for the cost of the funeral and headstone for Charlotte, reports Edinburgh Live.Laura, 33, said: "My baby died of SIDS and we are all so devastated.
We need to raise funds for her to have the best send off, but more importantly her headstone afterwards. "A horse and carriage has been booked, and she has the most beautiful flowers and coffin but it's not quite covering it yet.
She was such an amazing, precious little girl. I'm beyond devastated, we all are. It's been one thing after another this past year, its heartbreaking."Just months ago, Laura's older daughter, Emily McGregor, was injured in a hit-and-run involving a motorbike.
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