Six-week-old mother who died of meningitis issues heartbreaking warning

A young, broken-hearted mother warned parents to stay alert after the death of her six-week-old son, just four days after being struck by meningitis.

Georgia Higginbottom hastily baptized the tot before hugging her for eight hours, the time to tragically lose her fight for life.

The 21-year-old mother had faced each parent's worst nightmare when Oscar Nally's body was ravaged by the deadly disease.

The young child, the first and only child of Higginbottom, did not have a rash when he became ill, but pictures of a sweep showed that each part of his brain was black.

A heartbreaking decision was made to turn off his resuscitation machine on Tuesday, November 13, four days after his first admission to the hospital.

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Before his burial on Monday, Higginbottom said it was hoped that other families would be able to detect the deadly signs of the disease and be able to avoid new tragedies.

"It's really, really important. I did not know how serious this disease was, "she said." He was really poor and, if he had survived, he could only have breathed, and this was not enough. is not a life. I did not realize how serious this disease was. the disease was. "

One month after his birth, two weeks before the run on Friday, September 28, Oscar was taken to the Blackpool Victoria Hospital with an alleged infection.

His condition improved after receiving an antibiotic infusion and, 48 hours later, he was allowed to return home.

He seemed "good in himself" and like "a normal, typical baby" but, two weeks later, on Friday, November 9, Oscar suddenly became ill again.

Higginbottom's mother, Sharon Smith, 45, recounted the last moments of Oscar before his tragic death at the age of 46 days.

"In the morning I was playing with him," Smith said. "Georgia fed it at noon, at 12:30 pm. he was in the walk-in center with no appointment to fight. "A few seconds after pushing him away, he woke up with a scream; a shrill cry. It was horrible. To look at it, you would not think that there was something wrong with him. We thought that he had a little too much milk to drink or something of the sort.

The family went to a walk-in clinic when Oscar's breathing became "sibilant" and his temperature was 39.7 ° C (about 103.4 ° F). A doctor gave him oxygen before going to the hospital.

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It was at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital that the tests confirmed doctors' suspicions about group B streptococcal meningitis (GBS).

An analysis of the brain was done and a doctor took Oscar's family to a separate room to announce the terrible news that the young man would not survive his ordeal.

"I could not go into the room when they were correctly explaining what was wrong because I was so angry," said Higginbottom of Blackpool, Lancashire. "But then I held him and I knew he was not right."

"They showed us the pictures," Smith said. "Every part of her brain was black." Georgia had her in his arms and he was fine with her.

Oscar was hastily baptized and then, wrapped in his mother's arms, his survival machine was stopped.

"It was a joint decision because Oscar was already on the rise," Smith said. "He was already gone. Georgia held him in his arms from 2 am to 10 am, the day of his death. She did not move.

Oscar passed away on Tuesday, November 13th. Since then, Higginbottom and his family have been staying with him in the Butterfly Suite at Brian House Children's Hospice in Bispham.

There, in a basket of Moses and surrounded by his teddy bears, he stayed with his loved ones by his side before the last farewell of the day, at 9:30 in the chapel and at the Carleton cemetery.

"He brought so much love into our house. Now this has been removed, "Smith said. "We feel empty and numb. It's horrible. Some of our hearts are gone. "

Oscar did not have a rash when he got sick and, according to the charity Meningitis Now, it can be difficult to detect the signs of meningitis in very young babies .

"If you think something is wrong with your child, show it," Smith said. "Even if it's the smallest thing. It's just the instinct of the mother. We just want to try to help people. "

Steve Dayman, founder of Meningitis Now after the death of his son Spencer in 1982, said, "There are different strains of bacterial meningitis. It is a very difficult disease to diagnose and identify. In most cases, you will notice a rapid deterioration. The key to all of this is not to wait for a rash. Sometimes it can be a late symptom and at other times it may not show up at all. "