She has since become an ambassador for the Meningitis Trust.
The Meningitis Trust, which is based in Stroud, helped finance the research.
But the Meningitis Trust is introducing a note of caution; the disease occurs in many forms, parents mustn't drop their guard.
Now the Stroud based Meningitis Trust is pushing a special awareness week to ensure doctors and patients alike are better informed.
The Meningitis Trust has produced a video to raise awareness of Meningitis.
Meningitis Trust is a charity formed in the United Kingdom in 1986 to fight meningitis.
The Meningitis Trust is a UK charity that supports people after meningitis.
As a result, she began raising money and acting as an ambassador for the Meningitis Trust.
Information on diagnosing the disease can be found at The Meningitis Trust.
Together the two challenges raised more than £250,000 for the Meningitis Trust.