A four-year-old girl died from meningitis after missing out on being vaccinated against it but a matter of months.
Beautiful little Evie May's family has been left heartbroken after their little 'chatterbox' lost her fight for life against the deadly virus.
Devastated mum Courtney, 20, hasn't been able to face returning to the family home shared since the tragedy.
Dad Michael told the Manchester Evening News : "We are still struggling, Courtney is really struggling.
"She's finding it really hard. It's hard for me being her dad. It's still quite fresh. It's hard trying to deal with myself and being worried about Courtney. We have to be there for each other.
"It's like one day at a time. Courtney hasn't been back to her flat - she's living with her mum. Evie is in every room. She wants to be near her family. She's got some good friends around her - her friends will turn up and rarely leave her alone."
Little Evie, who adored her 11-month-old brother Carter, died just 24 hours after being diagnosed with Meningococcal type B in March this year.
The happy young girl, who loved popstars Pink and Olly Murs, had never been ill before.
Evie was described as a 'chatterbox' with a 'massive smile and big brown eyes' that you could fall into.
Michael, who works as a lorry driver, said the memories of young Evie keep the family going.
And the one 'silver lining' is that her younger brother Carter is too young to understand.
He said: "Evie was such a happy little child. I think of her and smile. She was a good kid, really loving. She'd come over and give you a cuddle and tell you she loved you.
"Evie had this toddler bed - she'd say 'come and bounce on my bed with me'.
"She was just so bubbly, so fun loving. She'd be running around and laughing. She'd be playing in the bath for hours - she was really good fun."
Babies have been vaccinated against Meningococcal type B since 2015 - meaning Evie missed out by a matter of months.
Michael wants to avoid the potential for other families to suffer the same heartache.
He's raising money to set up a fund that will pay for inoculations for children born before January 2015.
Each child needs two inoculations - which cost £105 each.
He added: "What happened to Evie was a wake up call. I wanted to do something to focus myself. I have gone through days where I can't focus.
"This will focus me in a good way.
"I am trying to get low income families. Even if it's one child."
As part of his fundraising efforts, Michael will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in August next year.
He added: "I'm just an ordinary person trying to do an extraordinary thing."
