Grieving family launch campaign to raise awareness for Meningococcal B

Instead of celebrating their daughters third birthday today, a grieving family has launched a campaign to help raise awareness for Meningococcal B following their toddlers death.

Today little Skylar should be celebrating her third birthday with her twin sister.

Today, she should be unwrapping presents and giggling and eating birthday cake.

But today, her family will be missing her more than ever.

Skylar died very recently from Meningococcal B.

Her family had carefully followed the National Immunisation Program, but were not told about the OTHER vaccines – the expensive meningococcal vaccines that help protect against the most common strains of the disease.

Today, Skylar’s twin sister will be wondering why she now celebrates birthdays without Skylar.

Today, Skylar’s parents will be nursing their heartbreak while attempting to smile and make the day special for Skylar’s twin. And despite their intense grief, today Skylar’s family are doing something incredible.

Desperate to raise awareness about Meningococcal B, Skylar’s family are today launching the #ShareACinoWithSkylar campaign.

You can show them your support by heading to any of the below cafes to share a free babycino with your kids (a great school-holidays outing!)

More importantly than the free babycino, you will also be able to grab a brochure about Meningococcal B. This information could save a life!

Don’t forget to take a pic and use the #ShareACinoWithSkylar hashtag!

If you’d like to find out more about this campaign, please head to https://www.facebook.com/ShareacinowithSkylar/

Original post appeared on Light for Riley Facebook page.

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14 Comments

- - june11 said
  - 15 Feb 2018
    4:17 pm
We need to be notified about all vaccinations, not just those on the National Register. How many have gastro before the tell-signs as it is too late to prevent substantial grief for those left behind or disabilities caused by it.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 18 Jan 2018
    8:50 pm
Just devastating. I can’t imagine what the family is going through.

- - tessie said
  - 17 Jan 2018
    11:54 am
Such a sad time for the family. Why aren’t all vaccines free for little ones.

- - sars_angelchik said
  - 16 Jan 2018
    11:17 am
So devastating! All vaccines should be free and accessible!

- - rovermum said
  - 15 Jan 2018
    5:11 pm
Such a beautiful little girl. How sad for this family – so bittersweet to have a twin to celebrate all occasions with, without her sister. RIP Skylar.

- - ella12 said
  - 15 Jan 2018
    11:44 am
How very sad, may she rest in peace. But great to see them raising awareness.

- - mom101628 said
  - 13 Jan 2018
    10:10 pm
This disease seems to be so hard to recognise that vaccines should be part of the free immunisation programme as far as I am concerned. The amount of maimed people from this disease is shocking and it can happen to anyone at any age, evidently.

- - Ellen said
  - 13 Jan 2018
    8:19 am
So sad ! My thought and prayers go out to this family.
The government should be the one raising the awareness and taking it up in the national vaccine program !!

- - nadine_hill said
  - 13 Jan 2018
    7:46 am
Thanks for raising awareness of this – RIP sweet girl x

- - mom206279 said
  - 12 Jan 2018
    1:05 pm
I wish they would put these vaccines on the mational register. No family should mourn a child who died from a preventable disease in this country ever!

- - mom160421 said
  - 12 Jan 2018
    12:47 pm
So very sad for Skylar and her family.

- - mom90758 said
  - 12 Jan 2018
    12:15 pm
Sweet Skylar. I really hope the Government will decide to subside this vaccine.
- musicmum replied
  
  12 Jan 2018 , 11:19 pm
  It is currently being reviewed.
  - mom90758 replied
    
    13 Jan 2018 , 2:41 pm
    
    Let’s hope for a positive outcome!