Dr John Spalding, 55, a practising GP for 27 years, woke up with a cold at 3am on December 23, 2014, after wrapping with presents with his wife, Di, 56, the evening before – ten hours later, he had died from an aggressive strain of meningococcal meningitis (menW) and septicaemia.

From Kidderminster, Di now raises awareness about the disease & advocating for vaccination, “Because the only way to stop it is by preventing it through vaccination, it’s so rapid, so aggressive that you can’t stop it once you’ve got it.”

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