I have been married to my husband and Emy’s bonus dad, Zack, for almost a year. With this marriage I gained an amazing bonus daughter, Amanda. Both of whom love Emy even without having met her. They support me in this journey and love me unconditionally. I am truly blessed and thankful God has blessed me with them.

I was born and raised in Hot Springs, AR., where I am currently living. My husband and I are active members of Crossgate Church and my faith is what sustains me. I attended National Park College and graduated from the Nursing Program in 2010 as a Registered Nurse. My career has included several different areas of nursing, but in my twelve plus years, I had never heard of SUDC until my precious sunshine, Emy, ran to heaven early.

I connected with the SUDC Foundation out of New Jersey not long after Emy passed away. This foundation provides all services at no cost to the people it serves. They funded the genetic testing for myself, Emy’s daddy, and Emy. All of which came back normal. They also conduct a registry and research study at the choice of the parents/family to help increase the understanding of the circumstances, medical history, and pathology of the children. They analyze each of these rare cases to hopefully better understand risk factors, causes, and develop preventative measures. We are currently waiting for the results of our case study as this is an in depth research study. Without my faith and hope in the Lord and friends and family literally being the hands and feet of Jesus; I could not and would not have survived thus far.

This foundation was started to honor Emy and her legacy she left behind. My true passion, purpose, and desire is to love on others and let them see the light of Jesus in and through me. My hope and prayer is together we can build a community through this foundation to help make a difference in others’ lives.

Thank you so much for being here! It truly means the world to me!

Hi everyone, I am so glad you are here to support this special cause that is near and dear to my heart! A little about me. I am a blessed momma to my son, Noah, and my daughter, Aylah. Noah, Aylah, and I live on a small homestead in Pearcy, AR. We have the most beautiful views and sweetest of all sorts of animals on the farm! Three things I am passionate about are motherhood, animals, and spreading the hope and love of our Savior.

Kristen (Kris) and I have been best friends, also what we like to call soul sisters, since 2017. We worked together, (and still work together) as nurses, and right away I felt a connection with her. We were both Christians who enjoyed talking about God and our love and dedication for Jesus Christ. During this time of becoming friends and co-workers, Kris was pregnant with Emersyn (Emy). We were so excited to welcome her beautiful baby into the world.

Emy had such a beautiful and blessed life in her almost 2 years on this Earth. Her life and death have completely changed my life to be grateful everyday for the biggest blessings and smallest of the mundane. One of the most significant ways Emy being in heaven has changed my life has been my character in motherhood. Noah and Aylah, who are quite literally the light of my life and two of the very reasons my life has a greater purpose! However, probably the most impactful way my life has changed from Emy’s short life has been witnessing the faith, resilience, and complete dedication to God that Kris has shown through her agonizing pain and grief. This has given me faith and endurance in my own life when I needed it most.

We are using Emy’s life and death to honor her memory, comfort and care for other grieving parents, and most importantly show that Jesus catches every tear we cry and will redeem all the hurt one day when we meet at heavens gates!

Please join us and support this special cause that will literally be life changing to other grieving and broken hearted parents around the world.

Thank you from the absolute bottom of my heart for being here!

Hi there! I'm Kayla. Married to my best friend, Trevor, for 11 years now. Raising our two children, Graysen and Ava, together in Iowa.I was born and raised on a farm in North Iowa. A couple years after we were married we decided we wanted to live out of state for a while and landed in Hot Springs, AR. Shortly after moving I became fast friends with Kristen, and we eventually both learned we would be having our babies just a couple months apart from one another! We made the tough decision to move back to Iowa to raise our children near our families, but we stayed in close contact.

Emy and Kris made several trips to visit us here in Iowa. Learning of Emy's passing broke my heart into a million pieces. I could not fathom the depth of pain my friend was experiencing. Watching Kristen walk through the pain and despair, while praising the name of Jesus, has shown me what true faith looks like. She has inspired me in so many ways, and taught me to never take a moment for granted, even if it seems insignificant at the time.

I am so excited to now be joining her on this journey with the Emersyn Grace Rima Foundation to honor Emy and to keep her legacy and memory alive! Thank you for being here. I hope you will come along side us and see what God will accomplish for his glory!

My wife, Amanda and I live in Hot Springs, AR. We've been blessed with two kids, Madison and Logan. I have been in healthcare since 2001 and a registered nurse since 2005. I specialize in both emergency nursing and trauma care with advanced certifications in both. I am currently the System Trauma Program Manager at Baptist Health.

I am also blessed to be Emy's uncle. She was an absolute blessing to all who knew her, especially her Mommy and Daddy. Emy radiated life, giant smiles, big hugs, and the most adorable laugh. She loved everything with a heartbeat and Jesus.

In the weeks after Emy’s passing, we learned her death was classified as SUDC (Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood). Working in healthcare, I was very aware of SIDS but had never heard of SUDC. We hope to honor Emy’s life by living and loving others like Jesus and raising awareness and support of SUDC research.