Alfie's mummy and daddy have requested complete privacy while they come to terms with the loss of their son, so we will not use their names on this page.

Alfie is a beautiful, sweet, happy little four year old boy who loves Paw Patrol, Disney movies and playing with trucks. The picture on the left was taken on the day he got ill. It was his first day at school, and when he came home he told his mummy he enjoyed it so much he couldn't wait to go back again.

The next morning, on 11th September, Alfie woke up covered in a purple rash. He was rushed to his local hospital where he went into cardiac arrest and was resuscitated twice while his parents could only watch on. He was then transferred to Bristol Children's ICU where we were told he had meningococcal septicaemia, a life threatening infection of the blood stream.

Alfie fought so bravely against this devastating illness, but on 20th September his parents were told there was nothing more the doctors could do for him. His organs were shutting down, and his arms, legs and face had been irreparably damaged.

On the morning of 23rd September, Alfie was taken off of life support. He passed away peacefully at 12.34pm after his mummy and daddy were able to cuddle him for the first time since he'd been taken to hospital 13 days earlier.

Alfie never got to have his second day at school, but we hope that his story will help raise awareness of the heart breaking impact that meningitis and septicaemia can have. For more information about the symptoms, please visit https://www.meningitis.org/meningitis/check-symptoms

We hope to raise funds to support Alfie's mummy and daddy through this immensely difficult time. We hope to be able to cover the cost of the funeral, and to give Alfie's parents a short break afterwards where they can grieve for their son in peace. If we receive additional funds, we will donate these to a meningitis/children's charity of the parents' choice.

Thank you for reading Alfie's story. All donations will be very gratefully received.

PLEASE NOTE: We kindly request that messages of support or condolences are not sent directly to the parents at this time. Instead, we have set up an email address ajm42018@hotmail.com so that Alfie's mummy and daddy can read messages when they are ready. If you would like to send a card, please email us at this address and we'll send you a postal address.