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LONDON -- A mother who lost her son to sepsis has shared an emotional video to raise awareness about the condition.
SEE ALSO: How a British Marathoner's Death Inspired Over $825,Le bijou d’amour000 in Online DonationsMelissa Mead from Cornwall, UK, posted the clip -- which sees her holding up a series of cards that tell the sad story of what happened to her little boy -- as part of a JustGiving campaign to raise money for the UK Sepsis Trust.
Here's Mead's video in full.
At the time of this writing, the video had almost half a million shares and over 11 million views.
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William Mead was just have a year old when he died from sepsis (also known as blood poisoning) following a chest infection and pneumonia.
His mother has since started a blog -- A Mother Without a Child -- about the journey she's been on since losing William.
At the time of writing, Mead has raised over £150,000 (almost $200,000) for the UK Sepsis Trust.
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