ABSTRACT
This book is primarily concerned with stories and the way in which people described the events that had happened to them. But there are also stories that can be told without words. Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) affects infants at an early age, and so they may never have 'spoken' words' although they have communicated with those around them. It may be that in these circumstances, the stories without words become even more important than in other contexts. This chapter highlights a number of significant 'pictures' that tell their own stories. Many of the objects mothers keep are mass-produced items that are similar to many available on any high street. One of the issues that emerged in talking to mothers about the objects some of them had kept was the importance of keeping an 'archive' of the baby's life.
