A university graduate tragically died from meningitis just days after falling ill, with his family initially believing he had freshers' flu. Lucas Martin passed away on September 12, 2023, aged 21 - less than a week after first feeling poorly. His brother Connor, 29, is now campaigning to raise awareness about meningitis after the family mistakenly attributed Lucas' severe headaches and fever to freshers' flu - the common term for various bugs that affect students during their opening weeks at