Featured Advocate Stories
Following are some of NMA’s advocates and their stories.
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Blake Schuchardt - One day during Blake’s senior year, he stayed home from school because he wasn’t feeling well. He woke… Learn More
Laurie Hartwig - When Laurie Hartwig and her husband dropped their 18-year-old daughter McKenzie off for her freshman year at the… Learn More
Chris Putnam - Chris Putnam knew very little about meningococcal disease before watching her 18-year-old daughter Jennie fight for her life.… Learn More
Carl Buher - Carl was a freshman in high school when he came home from playing football complaining that he didn’t… Learn More
Melody Albrecht - On July 5, Melody Albrecht’s son, Drew, came home from football camp practice with a bad headache, which… Learn More
Evelyn Brooks - Evelyn Brooks lost her 21-year-old daughter, Paula, a senior at the University of Missouri, to a rare bacterial… Learn More
Andy Marso - On April 27, 2004, Andy was in eastern Kansas covering a high school softball game for his part-time… Learn More
Joan Sawyer - While Joan Sawyer had heard of meningococcal disease, vaccination against the disease was not a requirement when her… Learn More
Tammy Futterman - Tammy’s daughter, Rachel, a gifted dancer and a talented volleyball player, tragically lost her life on September 22,… Learn More
Peter Purdy - One morning 10 years ago, Peter woke up feeling very ill. By that evening he was in a… Learn More
Nancy Day - Nancy Day of Dallas, Texas, never suspected meningococcal disease, a rare, yet potentially deadly bacterial infection, could strike… Learn More
Lannie Bratton - Lannie Bratton’s son, Larry, almost lost his life in April 2008 to meningococcal disease. Larry began feeling a… Learn More