Every year at least 44,000 people die from sepsis. Many of these people are victims to an infection they have never even heard of and many more mistake this serious condition for a common cold. This was the case for Emma Straker. What was thought of as freshers flu took her young life. Her parents set up the #KissGoodbyetoSepsis campaign in her memory because she was known for wearing red lipstick and for her stunning smile.

  3 steps to Kissing Goodbye: 

 Share

 Take a selfie of yourself or with your friends wearing red-lipstick and post this on social media with #KissGoodbyetoSepsis (if you don't own red lipstick you can use a photo editing app to add a lipstick print to the photo!) 

Nominate 

Tag 3 friends to encourage them to do the same. This will create a kissing chain across the country and raise an amazing amount of awareness! 

Donate

 Text donation is quick, easy and will help us save lives. Simply text KGTS10 £3 to 70070  

The KissGoodbye Story 

In August 2013, Emma Straker, an aspiring drama teacher, had a bad cold and a sore throat which lasted about two weeks. She was treated with antibiotics and the cold subsided. She began her second year at University and on the 20th September celebrated her 19th birthday.   However, the cold seemed to return a few days later so Emma stayed in bed, talking to her mum and dad on the phone and messaging her friends. The next morning Emma’s flatmates went to check on her, and found that she had died. Emma’s cause of death was sepsis.