Little heroes who beat meningitis: Moving photos of children who suffered the disease released by charity to raise awareness
Meningitis charities launch awareness campaign using images
Childhood survivors of disease show the damage it has caused them
Photos taken by Ann Geddes, famous for images of babies in flower pots
Around 3,400 Britons are infected with bacterial meningitis each year
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 22:20 GMT, 9 February 2014 | UPDATED: 22:21 GMT, 9 February 2014
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Little Amber Travers was two years old when she almost died from meningitis.
She had been intensive care for three days when doctors made the heartbreaking decision to amputate her limbs in the hope of saving her life.
Three years later - now five - she is the youngest to appear in a series of compelling photographs to raise awareness about the illness.