A mum is warning other parents to get their kids immunised after her child nearly died from meningitis when doctors allegedly diagnosed it as chicken pox.
Bethany Brunton from South Shields, England, took her daughter Izabelle to the hospital and was told she had chicken pox, but Bethany knew there was something more to it.
The next day, Bethany, 17, took her child back the hospital and after a lumber puncture and blood tests, Izabelle was diagnosed with the deadly meningitis B, plus septicaemia.
The little tot was transferred to another hospital where she spent more than a week getting treated. She was discharged on Sunday (her first birthday) and is on the mend.
“She’s still not her normal self just yet, she’s got an upset tummy at the moment and is being sick a lot, but she’s getting there,” Bethany said.
An investigation has now been launched into the initial diagnosis and the circumstances surrounding it.
Bethany has used the horrible incident as a reminder for parents to get their children immunised, as little Izabelle missed out on hers by 13 days.
“We’re so grateful she’s back home with us,” Bethany said.
“Izabelle missed out on the vaccination by a matter of days, due to her being born just before the cut-off point.”
“If she’d had that injection then we probably wouldn’t have had to go through all of this.”
She continued: “So I would urge other parents to get their babies vaccinated, it’s just horrible.”
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