My name is Noah Allen and my life changed forever the day my baby son, Elijah Scene Allen, died unexpectedly from sudden infant death syndrome while sleeping in his crib.

There was no warning. No goodbye. I laid my baby down and never got to wake him up again.

Since losing Elijah, everything else in my life has unraveled. I lost my job after taking time off to grieve, and soon after, I lost my home and my car. I could barely afford to bury my son, and now I’m struggling to afford something every child deserves—a headstone to mark his life and his place in this world.

I wake up every day carrying grief that never lets up. I am exhausted, overwhelmed, and fighting through depression just to function. But I cannot give up—because I still have another son who depends on me. He needs his parents, even when we feel like we barely surviving myself.

I never imagined having to ask strangers for help, but right now I have no other choice. Any donation will help me:

Give Elijah a proper headstone and memorial

Cover basic living expenses as I try to regain stability

Support my surviving son while I rebuild our lives

If you can’t donate, please share this page. Even that means more than you know.

Thank you for helping a grieving mother and father honor their son and keep going during the hardest time of our life.