Shepherd’s Bush mother exhibits her art to raise awareness of meningitis in memory of her son
Alex Brown from Notting Hill Gate held the launch of her first art exhibition ‘Hide and Seek' on Wednesday 4th October at West-eleven in aid of Meningitis UK. The exhibition was inspired by her son Jacob who tragically died of meningitis in October 2005 aged just six-months-old.
Alex said, "The exhibition ‘Hide and Seek' has been a really positive way to remember Jacob. It has been a form of therapy, a way to release the varied emotions that came with the grieving I have done for the past year. With the exhibition running over the anniversary of Jacob's death it feels like the end of one chapter and the start of the next, hopefully a happier one. He will always be with us, but now we can think of him in a positive way."
"It has been very important for my husband and I to find a way to give a purpose to Jacob's death and this has been a start to that. Apart from the personal aspect, it has given me the opportunity to contribute to helping an excellent charity. It is important to make sure that in the future parents will not have to go through what we have. Finding a vaccine that will save lives - that is the goal!"
Meningitis UK represents hundreds of families who have suffered the devastation of meningitis and has a single focus - to support research into finding a vaccine to eradicate all forms of meningitis. Sadly, although successful vaccines exist to protect against some forms of meningitis, there is still no vaccine to protect against all strains of the disease, including the most common - Meningitis B.
Kate Rowland from Meningitis UK who attended the launch said, "We are so grateful to Alex, her husband Ben and all their friends and family for their support of Meningitis UK's work. Alex has created some fantastic pieces of art which will not only be a wonderful lasting memory of Jacob, but will also help to raise funds for the vaccine we so urgently need."
The Exhibition will be running until Tuesday 10th October 2006 at West-eleven, 28 Powis Terrace, London W11 1SH. It is open daily from 11am - 6pm and 12.30pm - 5pm on Sundays.
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