Mia was 19 when she contracted meningitis. After feeling unwell, she had a seizure and was rushed to the hospital. She never regained consciousness. Mia died three days later, on her 20th birthday. Since then, Meningitis Now have been there to support Mia’s family when they’ve needed us most. Her parents, Clare and Alex, are telling their story as part of this year’s Ribbon Appeal – helping us raise vital funds to ensure that nobody has to face the devastation of meningitis alone. There will be

22 bikers helped my dying son on highway when everyone else just filmed his seizure. My ten-year-old boy Jackson was convulsing on the hot asphalt after falling off his bike, and instead of helping, people pulled out their phones, recording him for social media while I screamed for someone to call 911. Cars honked for us to get out of the way, drivers yelled that we were blocking traffic, one man even threatened to run us over if we didn't move. Then I heard the thunder of motorcycles, and these