Thursday, 18 February 2016

Rugby star Matt Dawson describes ‘hell’ of son fighting meningitis B.

England rugby hero Matt Dawson has revealed how his family endured ‘two weeks of hell’ as his two-year-old son fought meningitis B.

He described how toddler Sam underwent life-saving treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital, as a petition to have all children vaccinated against the deadly virus gathered over 400,000 signatures.
The father-of-two, who was a member of England’s 2003 World Cup winning squad, urged his followers to sign the petition, which was launched after the death of toddler Faye Burdett.
The two-year-old, from Maidstone, died on Valentine’s Day after fighting the infection for 11 days.
Dawson, 43, told his followers: ‘I ask one favour. Please read and sign so fewer kids suffer,’ as he shared a number of heartrending images of his son receiving intensive treatment while covered in lesions.


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