News & Stories
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Stories
Oli H’s story
Baby Oli was unsettled and hot, but parents Abi and Tom were not unduly worried initially. However, his condition continued to deteriorate and a second visit to A and E saw him rushed into the Resus area
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Holly W’s story
Holly started to feel ill in February this year with a headache. Her symptoms developed to include neck pain, vomiting, a skin rash, ataxia and photophobia
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Leo S' meningitis story
Leo was just 1 when he developed flu like symptoms which, by the evening, had developed into a non-disappearing rash. He was rushed to hospital where he spent the next month
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Ben P's meningitis story
Former actor, now novelist and writer, Ben was a drama student when he became ill with what he first thought was a nasty cold. But he felt much worse very quickly and when patchy red spots appeared his then girlfriend, Emma, decided it was time to get medical help – an act Ben is convinced saved his life
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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