Santanna’s second child Rebel was only four weeks old when she caught RSV from her two-year-old brother in July 2023.

By day three of cold-like symptoms, baby Rebel took a turn for the worse and was rushed to Monash Children’s Hospital.

Catherine Hughes AM, along with her husband Greg Hughes, are founders of the Immunisation Foundation of Australia and ‘Light for Riley’ campaign.  They share Riley’s story in the hopes that no more children may needlessly suffer and die from whooping cough.

Devoted Campbelltown Mum of seven Sharyn Pitman experienced the unimaginable when she and her daughter Amie contracted whooping cough, at a time when pregnancy vaccination and adult boosters were not offered.  Sharyn shares her traumatic experience hoping that others will understand the devastation of this disease, and the importance of whooping cough boosters.

Broome Mum Naomi bravely shares a story very close to heart – the story of her son Blake, who’s death from whooping cough left the family shattered.

Born six weeks early, Chloe and Macie were healthy newborns, and we were happy parents. Five weeks later, our world turned upside down.  

In July 2011, when Declan was a little over two months old, his Mum, Samantha, was admitted to hospital where she later learned she had Swine Flu (H1N1), a strain of influenza virus. She had developed pneumonia and both lungs collapsed. She was in the fight of her life when she was told that an ambulance had been called for Declan.