- Diane and Mike McGowan
Parents of Martin McGowan Who Died of Influenza-related Complications at 15 Years of Age
- Diane and Michael McGowan's healthy 15-year-old son Martin died from complications as a result of the flu in 2005. "One flu shot could have saved his life," says Diane. "As his mother, I wish that he had been vaccinated." In memory of Martin, the McGowan family has set up the M.A.R.T.I.N. (May All Receive Their Immunizations Now) Flu Foundation to eliminate misconceptions about the flu virus and vaccine so that families understand the importance of immunization.
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