[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 65 (Monday, May 20, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E857]
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                      HONORING MS. ALLISON GLOVER

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                        HON. CYNTHIA A. McKINNEY

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 20, 2002

  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a constituent of 
mine from the Fourth Congressional District of Georgia, Ms. Allison 
Glover of Stone Mountain. On Tuesday of this week, Ms. Glover testified 
in front of the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education 
Appropriations Subcommittee in support of increased funding for the 
National Institutes for Health. The purpose of Ms. Glover's testimony 
was to raise congressional awareness of the silent killer, Sudden 
Infant Death Syndrome SIDS. Those familiar with Sudden Infant Death 
Syndrome understand that despite scientific research no direct cause 
has been found for the deaths of close to 3,000 infants a year in the 
United States.
  Ms. Glover is not your average government relations professional or 
lobbyist. Ms. Glover and her family are survivors. In May 2000, Ms. 
Glover and her husband lost their happy and healthy first-born son, 
Garrett, to SIDS. Garrett was peacefully sleeping in his cradle next to 
his parents, when he passed away.
  However, Ms. Glover channeled her grief and pain into activism. Ms. 
Glover's perseverance despite the loss of her child serves as a role 
model for all of us. Ms. Glover has since become an activist for SIDS 
research, working toward a goal of the eradication of SIDS.
  Today, Allison Glover is the SIDS Training Coordinator with the 
Georgia SIDS/OID Information and Counseling Program. This program 
offers comprehensive bereavement support services to all Georgia 
families who have experienced an infant death. The program also offers 
SIDS training courses to parents, healthcare professionals, first 
responders and child care providers. All of these programs are offered 
to the public at no cost. Ms. Glover honorably works to prevent her 
tragedy from becoming the tragedy of others.
  I salute Ms. Allison Glover for her courage in turning a terrible 
personal tragedy into positive public service for her community.

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