It's nearly 3 weeks now since I saw my beautiful baby boy, I can't believe that I will never see that beaming smile or hear that cute giggle ever again. I can't believe that such a healthy, vibrant, happy little boy can be gone forever with no warning signs and no time to prepare. It breaks my heart to think that my little man was so helpless and stood no chance against such an aggressive and horrible disease. It's unbelievable to think how George went from being so fit, healthy and happy in the morning to fighting for his life and gone forever by that same night. I wish there was something I could of done and I pray to God my little soldier wasn't in any pain as his little body tried to fight off the infection. Seeing your child with tubes, wires, on a breathing machine and whole body ravaged with this aggressive disease is something I wouldn't wish on anyone. My little man was so brave and strong right till the very end until eventually the infection shut down his little body bit by bit, deteriorating dramatically from one hour to the next, you really couldn't begin to imagine the rapidness of this disease. As I am left now with a huge gaping hole in my life and in my heart, all my hopes and dreams for George's life shattered my only hope is that my family and I can remain strong and united as we face the challenges ahead and that with the help of everyone who reads this we can help find a way to fight and prevent this disease in any way possible as meningitis can strike anyone at any age. I hope to raise awareness of meningitis in future journals, fundraisers and posts and hope to God that in George's memory we can aid in any way possible to let people know about the signs and symptoms of this infection as a rash is often the very last sign and may never even appear as very little people are aware of. I hope that this first journal is a small insight into the horrible and devastating disease that is meningitis and inspires others to help raise funds in any way you feel able in memory and tribute to our amazing, precious baby boy George who lives on forever in our hearts and our memories. Thank you for taking the time to read this, George's Mummy xxx