Drew's Tunes

Drew's Tunes Our Mission : To Honor the memory of Drew Joseph Boswell by providing musical instruments to childre We were so happy to bring our sweet boy home.

On November, 27, 2012 we were blessed with the birth of Drew Joseph Boswell, 7 pounds, 11 ounces of beautiful. We had the staff escorting us, dancing all the way to the car. From the first day on, Drew made every day fun; with a perpetual sweet, happy demeanor. During the 15 months of Drew’s life, he ate and ate, he danced and danced, he gave hugs, but above all he loved music! Drew’s passion for

music grew and he was constantly “playing” an array of instruments including kazoos, bongos and his favorite little red piano. March 11, 2014 was a typical day in the Boswell house. We picked him up from school, and he ran to us with that million dollar smile. That evening revolved around dinner, bath time, and most importantly happily playing! Drew was so happy that evening that we did not get him to bed until nearly 9 pm. By then he was exhausted, so we laid him down; he looked up at us and gave us a huge smile. We gave him one more kiss and shut the door. The following morning, March 12, we went to wake our little man, and he had passed away in his sleep. In that instant the world as we knew it was gone. The preliminary results revealed no cause for Drew’s passing. There were many unanswered questions that day. As we seek to find answers to some of those questions, Drew’s Tunes has made it our mission to honor the blessing we had in our lives for 15 blissful months by striving to bring joyous smiles to other children.

11 years ago today.My life is divided into before and after that day...Drew died at just 15.5 months from SUDC.He would ...
03/12/2025

11 years ago today.
My life is divided into before and after that day...
Drew died at just 15.5 months from SUDC.
He would be so big. I still marvel at how many parents exist in a world without one or more of their children.
Ihope to say more later but I am thankful I had the strength to post this, to get my kids to school on time, to go to work all of the mundane things so many of which Drew never experienced.
At a granular level am grateful for my life. Yet I will never stop being sad one of my children is not experiencing it with me. Gratitude and grief coexist in perpetuity in our home.

03/12/2025
My eulogy for Daddy
12/24/2023

My eulogy for Daddy

12/24/2023
My eulogy for Daddy
12/24/2023

My eulogy for Daddy

As time marches on it becomes harder to summon the energy, time and words to talk about my sweet Drew.  Today is 9 years...
03/13/2023

As time marches on it becomes harder to summon the energy, time and words to talk about my sweet Drew. Today is 9 years since we woke up and realized our sweet baby did not.
His loss is still is a palpaple undercurrent woven throughout even our best days. It seems implausible that we have made it this long without him and the sting of how unfair this is never completely goes away.

Yet, healing, time and a crap ton of therapy have taken away much of the power I used to give to the day of his passing. It is now less of a day of pain and more of a day of reflection and rememberance. I don’t believe everything happens for a reason but I have found an infinite number of reasons to keep going.

I am not the person I was before 3.12.14 and in some ways I am far better. I love deeply, I feel deeply and I have learned that hope never dies if you look for the light.

His life and legacy have touched so many people and the love we have for him continues to propel us forward. A nationwide SUDC awareness campaign inspired by Drew and all the children lost to SUDC is currently underway. Louisiana was the first state to declare March SUDC Awareness month in 2015. This campaign was the brainchild of my beloved Christina Granthan and in the years since has grown and blossomed beyond our wildest dreams. I would be so grateful if you would learn more by reading the links below.

SUDC Awareness Proclamations - SUDC Foundation

https://sudc.org/sudc-awareness-month/

SUDC Awareness Month - SUDC Foundation

https://sudc.org/sudc-awareness-month/

I have been so fortunate to have friends and family around me throughout the last 9 years. One dear friend, Heather Doyle, surprised me and put his picture on the hat she made me for Mardi Gras. I wanted to share those pics as well as some of sweet Drew. Gratitude and love to all who helped us get this far. Thank you to the kind souls who reached out as well.

9 years ago today we lost you. Love and miss you beyond words.
03/12/2023

9 years ago today we lost you. Love and miss you beyond words.

Happy Heavenly Birthday to our Sweet Drew.  You have left such a large mark on this world and in the hearts of many.
11/27/2022

Happy Heavenly Birthday to our Sweet Drew. You have left such a large mark on this world and in the hearts of many.

Happy Heavenly Birthday to our Sweet Drew.
11/27/2022

Happy Heavenly Birthday to our Sweet Drew.

Thank you to New Orleans Mom  for sharing this beautiful  post.
03/11/2022

Thank you to New Orleans Mom for sharing this beautiful post.

We lost Drew exactly 8 years ago (his story here), which seems like both yesterday and a lifetime ago all at once. Out of his amazing life have been born

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