▶ Patti Wukovits's Meningitis Story Get Vaccinated
A mother looks forward to every special moment in her daughter’s life; the first day of school, a sweet sixteen, prom, graduation, going off to college, her first job, her wedding day and a first grandchild. It is a shared bond like no other. Patti Wukovits of Massapequa was a loving mother to her 17-year-old daughter, Kimberly. Heartbreakingly, Wukovits would never have the chance at some of those shared moments, as her time with Kimberly was cut short. In June 2012, Kimberly passed away one week before her senior prom and graduation from East Islip High School from Meningococcal disease (meningococcemia), also known as bacterial meningitis. She was buried in her prom dress.
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