Schoolgirl to lose second foot following meningitis
A BRAVE schoolgirl struck down with meningitis on her parents’ honeymoon is set to have her second foot amputated.
Brogan-Lei Partridge became critically ill just weeks after being a bridesmaid at the wedding of her parents Aimee and Craig.
The family had just returned from holiday in Cornwall when Brogan started vomiting throughout the night in June 2016.
She was sent home from A&E after being told she had a bug, but when she developed a rash her parents rushed her back. Brogan-Lei, now nine, was diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia and was forced to have her left foot amputated.
Now, two years later, the inspirational little girl has been told that her right foot must be removed as well.
Mother Aimee says Brogan-Lei remains knowing hold. “She is such a brave girl about it all,” said Ms Partridge, from Bartley Green, Birmingham. “We’re so lucky that she was saved but we were devastated when Brogan-Lei had to have her left foot amputated due to the septicaemia. The damage was done within just a few hours, but only time will tell how much the disease will affect her life. “We’ve been told she will need to have her right foot amputated too, and we are just awaiting a theatre slot.” Ms Partridge hopes that sharing their story will help others be aware of the most common symptoms of the disease, which include feeling unwell, nausea, vomiting, stiff neck, headache and a rash that does not turn white when you press a glass against it. positive, what the despite future not may