[Reflections] Beyond sepsis awareness: why some children still fall through the cracks

In 2014, when William Mead unexpectedly died of sepsis at just 12 months old, his mother, Melissa, transformed her grief into a relentless mission. She stepped into a world she had never imagined: endless campaigns to raise sepsis awareness, committees, and media interviews, all driven by a selfless mission that no other family would have to endure the same heartbreak she had. At the same time, Akash Deep was working within the health system as a paediatric intensive care specialist, trying to shape sepsis awareness campaigns from a clinical perspective.