Meningitis Angels
This last Thursday and Friday I had the honor of shooting images for the National Awareness campaign of Meningitis Angels. After losing her only child, Ryan, to meningococcal meningitis, Frankie Milley started the Meningitis Angels foundation with the goal of educating people to get vaccinated against this horrific disease. Thursday we shot with 11 dads of Meningitis victims that came from all around the world to be a part of this weekend’s events along with Frankie. Friday was spent shooting several victims from 2-3 years old all the way to adults. Most of these victims have lost limbs, hearing, fingers and toes and two of the youngest boys have lost both their legs, arms, and parts of their faces. One thing they all had in common, what they have lost has been replaced with amazingly positive attitude, faith, heart and a strong desire to save other people’s lives. My son was asked to be in some of the shots too. Having Down Syndrome, he is at a much higher risk to Meningitis and he will be in a poster bringing attention to the fact that all children with special needs are at greater risk. Meeting Frankie and all these people has been life changing for our family. These people are truly “Angels.”
Meningitis Angels and Sierra’s Race Against Meningitis is spreading the message, “GET VACCINATED”! Young kids are particularity at risk. Kids can get vaccinated for Meningitis after a child turns 2. Meningitis Angels have the most amazing stories, and they’re here saving lives! My heart is overflowing. I’m amazed at the amazing power of God’s love working with great force and power through these individuals. A simple vaccination can save your life, and that’s the simple message they’re trying to spread.
So Thankful for these loving organizations for spreading the WORD to GET VACCINATED for Bacterial Meningitis ~~
Meningitis Angels http://www.meningitis-angels.org/
and http://www.sierrasraceagainstmeningitis.com/
Please check out these two websites to find out more including how and where you can get vaccinated as soon as possible.
It comes like a horrible storm, leaving a path of destruction, taking limbs, faces, and lives. This storm can be prevented with a simple shot.
My family and I met a sweet boy (7 yrs old) from Meningitis Angels foundation who lost his legs, arms, and part of his face in March 2010. He is still undergoing surgery to repair his sweet face grafting skin from other parts of his body to his face.
It’s way too easy for us to turn our back to this and say it would never happen to us but Bacterial Meningitis took the lives of two hockey players from Fort Collins last year. Two lives that would be here today with a simple shot.
