'Our two weeks of hell' - Ex-England rugby star Matt Dawson shares photos of son battling meningitis

Matt Dawson has revealed his young son has just beaten meningitis after "two weeks of hell". Photos / Matt Dawson / Twitter
Matt Dawson, the former England rugby union captain, has revealed that his toddler son has survived meningitis after "two weeks of hell".
The BBC Question of Sport star shared a series of heartbreaking images charting his child's recovery with his more than 250,000 Twitter followers on Wednesday.
Dawson, 43, said that he and his wife, Carolin Hauskeller, had been debating whether or not to post the "upsetting" pictures of young Sami:



But, two hours later, he posted the photographs of his "lucky" son as he praised the work of "amazing" staff at Great Ormond Street Hospital, the London children's hospital.
The slideshow first shows Sami in his hospital bed, covered in spots and fitted to a collection of tubes.
But, as he appears to gradually get better, the pictures show the toddler posing with his father and receiving a cuddle from his older brother, Alex.
Dawson added the hashtag #vaccinateNOW, adding his support to growing calls for all children to be given a meningitis vaccine.
Almost 250,000 people have signed a petition calling for all children to be given a meningitis vaccine following the death of a two-year-old girl.




Faye Burdett, from Maidstone, Kent, died on Valentine's Day after fighting the infection for 11 days. Her story, told by her mother Jenny, has been widely shared on social media including Facebook and Twitter.
Faye's family said they are enduring "a pain you cannot describe" after the toddler contracted meningitis B.
Since September last year, a vaccine to protect against meningitis B has been available on the NHS for babies aged two months, followed by a second dose at four months and a booster at 12 months.
Matt Dawson and his wife Carolin Hauskeller. Photo / Getty Images
Matt Dawson and his wife Carolin Hauskeller. Photo / Getty Images
Parents who wish to have older children vaccinated must pay privately, although a worldwide shortage of the vaccine Bexsero means stocks are very low.
Manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) hopes to have increased stocks in the UK by the summer. The NHS programme is unaffected.

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