News & Stories
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Stories
Harrison F’s Story
Lulu, from London, tells us how inspiring she finds her little boy Harrison, who contracted pneumococcal meningitis at five months old.
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Simon L-S's Story
Simon was on holiday with his husband when an earache turned into an ambulance trip to hospital and being put into an induced coma. Simon tells the story of his meningitis diagnosis and his long road to recovery
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Freya's meningitis story
Freya was waiting excitedly for her school disco when she started to feel poorly and had to be rushed to hospital with signs of meningitis. Freya’s mum Marie tells their story
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Isobel C’s Story
Mum of twins Emily, from Bristol, had her babies unexpectedly early but that was just the start of a nerve-wracking journey when one twin, Isobel, developed meningitis
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Harry H’s Story
Mother’s Day took an unexpected turn for Jessica, from Fareham, and her new-born son when he developed a fever which turned out to be viral meningitis
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Matt B's story
The first time Matt Barrow, from Perranporth in Cornwall, contracted meningitis he thought his symptoms were caused by the painkillers he was taking following dental treatment
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Demi-Lee’s story
Melanie believed her one-year-old daughter, Demi-Lee, had caught flu when she began to develop a temperature and she seemed sleepy, however, during the night, Demi-Lee began to develop a rash
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Danielle's story
Julie Senior, of Redditch, saw her life change in a flash as meningitis cruelly took her six-year-old daughter’s life within just 24 hours
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Lizzie's story
Lizzie’s first year of life was disrupted by a meningitis diagnosis. She is now a thriving 33-year-old who will run the Hackney Half marathon for Meningitis Now in May. Lizzie and her mum Sara tell their story
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Tilly B’s Story
Tilly from Lewes, East Sussex, was ready to enjoy a summer festival when she developed a fever. Having been told she had heatstroke she was eventually diagnosed with viral meningitis. She tells us what happened next
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Amanda Jane S’s story
Jess and Becca lost their mum Amanda on 7 April 2018. This Mothers’ Day they’ve left a dedication to remember their mum. They tell their story here.
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Janice R’s Story
Janice can’t remember much of her quick decline into severe illness before an eventual meningitis diagnosis. She survived and tells us about her experience since contracting the disease in 2019