National Meningitis Association Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary Mothers Who Have Lost Children to Meningitis Continue Efforts and Urge Parents to Get Their Kids Vaccinated For 26 days, Lynn Bozof sat helplessly by her son Evan’s side while a bacterial infection called meningococcal disease took his life. Evan was a college athlete who planned to become a doctor. Lynn had never heard of meningococcal disease and was shocked to learn that a vaccine might have prevented Evan’s death. She recalls thinking that the only thing worse than losing a child was learning that Evan’s death was unnecessary. She met other parents whose children had died or lived with permanent disabilities from meningococcal disease. Together they formed the National Meningitis Association (NMA) with the hopes … [Continue reading...]