News & Stories
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Stories
Carlo’s story
Daniela, from Broxbourne, was on a family shopping trip with her newborn son when he stopped breathing. A lumbar puncture confirmed meningococcal meningitis. She tells us her story
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Stories
Niamh T’s story
Susan, from Norfolk, tells us the shocking story of how her granddaughter Niamh was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis at six years old
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Awareness
Horse-power and dedication
In the third of her follow-up blogs Paralympic Dressage hopeful Diana Man introduces us to the most important member of the team – her horse Horatio, or Tio for short, and the dedication they both share for achieving their goal.
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Fundraising
24 hours, 3 peaks, 1 cause
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Awareness
The way it was; Valerie's TB meningitis story
We received a lovely letter which we wanted to share with you. It came from 81-year-old Valerie, who lives in Cornwall, and recalled her remarkable TB meningitis experience from 70 years ago
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Fundraising
Jack’s walk will fight back against meningitis
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Stories
Elliot E's Story
Kate from Essex was looking forward to introducing her new son to his big sister. But viral meningitis, and the ongoing after-effects of her son’s diagnosis, meant the newborn days turned into months of worry
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Awareness
Making the right moves to realise a dressage dream
In the second of her follow-up blogs, Diana Man, who hopes to represent the Great Britain team in Para Dressage at the 2024 Paralympic Games, tells us more about her journey to Paris, what it entails and some of the sacrifices she has to make along the way
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Fundraising
Pitching in to fight meningitis
Dedicated golfers from Source Group International (SGI) have been teeing off and helping to drive away deadly meningitis
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Awareness
Realising a dressage dream – a step at a time
We recently brought you Diana’s meningitis story and her dream of representing Great Britain in Para Dressage at the 2024 Paralympic Games
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Stories
Sophie S’s story
Twelve months ago Sophie had what she thought was sunstroke. In fact, she’d contracted viral meningitis and it has been a life-changing experience for the now 31-year-old from Newport in South Wales. With the help of family and friends she’s fighting back and is now looking to fundraise so she can get her old life back, as she tells us here
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Stories
Amy M’s story
A holiday in 2009 quickly turned into a nightmare for Amy, from Hereford. Amy tells us how her experience of being hospitalised with meningitis in Spain was just the start of her ordeal