Her concerned parents Craig and Aimee say they were initially sent home after A&E medics said she was suffering with a "tummy bug". But they took her back to the emergency ward after she developed a terrible rash across her legs and doctor's diagnosed her with meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia. "We took her to A&E but they sent us home, saying she only had a tummy bug. "We were later told told she will need to have her right foot amputated too. Rob Dawson, Director of Support and Communications for Meningitis Research Foundation, said: “Meningitis acts quickly and is difficult to spot.

Source: Daily Mirror October 13, 2019 07:41 UTC