News & Stories
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Stories
Coby H's story
Keely’s one-year-old son Coby seemed to be coming down with a cold, but very quickly became worse and was rushed to hospital. Despite the speed of treatment he died from meningitis the following day
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Ruby and Tracy's story
Tracy’s 16-year-old daughter Ruby became ill with meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia in May this year, but thankfully seems to be making a good recovery
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Sarah H's story
Sarah thought she had a migraine, with photophobia and neck stiffness. Seeking better pain relief she phoned 111, who called for an ambulance
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Stacey's story
Stacey, now 39, fell ill with viral meningitis when she was 18
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Kerri's story
Kerri had what she thought was a cold, but as she began to feel worse she was taken into hospital, where tests showed she had viral meningitis
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Ashley C's story
Ashley was 33 when she fell ill with viral meningitis about a year ago. What started as a severe headache developed into exhaustion, before she collapsed
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Kiri's story
Kiri, from mid-Norfolk, fell ill in June 2017 when she was 42, following an operation
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Sammi's story
Twenty-five-year-old Sammi, from Uttoxeter in Staffordshire, had been feeling under the weather but her condition took a turn for the worse, with a thunderclap of a headache. Following a dizzy spell at work she was admitted to hospital, where bacterial meningitis was diagnosed
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Oscar P's story
Baby Oscar had developed a strange cry and a high temperature, and stopped feeding. Rather than waiting to see, mum Vicky, from Worsley in Lancashire, trusted her instinct and took him immediately to A&E, a decision she’s certain saved the youngster’s life
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Charlotte B's story
Twenty-four-year-old Charlotte fell ill shortly after visiting London for the weekend, with a severe headache. Her symptoms worsened and she was taken to A&E, where a lumbar puncture eventually diagnosed viral meningitis
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Ashleigh D's story
Student Ashleigh was 18 when she fell ill with a headache and what felt like a cold. She quickly became worse and only the quick thinking of her sister Sophie, taking her to A&E on the way home from university, saved her life from meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia
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Rachel's story
Rachel tells us her meningitis story and how getting involved with our Believe & Achieve programme gave her a new sense of determination and direction