Sian Alderton contracted bacterial meningitis B after sharing a vape with friends. (SWNS)
A mom has recalled the terrifying hours in the lead up to her daughter being hospitaliZed with life-threatening meningitis - which she is believed to have caught after sharing her vape with her friends.
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