News & Stories
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Sienna's story
Baby Sienna had a bad night, with a high temperature and high-pitched screaming. With a routine check-up already planned the following day, mum Sabrina thought she’d wait to check her out
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Hannah K's story
Twenty-eight-year-old Hannah, from Lymm in Cheshire, developed a severe headache, dizziness and vertigo as well as sickness, sensitivity to light and neck pain. She was collapsing when walking and could not speak without slurring
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Primrose's story
In 2019 Liana’s oldest daughter Indie-mai got bacterial meningitis at the age of 5. After two weeks of hospital treatment she was back home with her family. Liana thought that would be the only experience the family would have with meningitis, but in 2020 at the start of the pandemic their world fell apart when their 2-year-old daughter Primrose became poorly
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Abi R's story
Abi, originally from Jersey in the Channel Islands but now living in Norwich, will have the 20th anniversary of surviving meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia as a 4-year-old later this year
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Kayleigh Ann's story
Kayleigh Ann, originally from Waterlooville but now living in Cosham, became ill with meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia in August 2004 at the age of 10, since when she has had to endure 33 separate surgeries.
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Rhys' story
Emma and Justin were visiting family in London when their baby son Rhys first became ill. As they headed home to Wales meningitis never entered their heads, but as Rhys continued to deteriorate Emma became increasingly concerned about his condition
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Charlie M's story
Our Community Ambassador Ian Watkinson explores the impact losing his grandson Charlie to meningitis had on him and still has
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Sophia S's meningitis story
Joanna and Chris’s young daughter Sophia had suffered her first illness but appeared to have recovered well. However, whilst on a Christmas shopping trip, her parents became worried and trusting their ‘gut feeling’ contacted doctors
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Ian K's story
Ian contracted meningococcal meningitis shortly before his third birthday and sadly died soon afterwards, leaving his young parents devastated. This was 1974 when the medical landscape was quite different to today
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Connie's story
Penny’s daughter Connie was lethargic and had a fever but it was when Penny noticed she also had a bulging fontanelle that she knew she had to get her straight to hospital
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Skye T's story
After a difficult birth and at just four days old Sophie and Chris’s daughter Skye went grey and limp and stopped breathing. She was resuscitated and rushed to hospital, where viral meningitis was diagnosed
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Ellie R's story
Katie’s young daughter Ellie was sleeping through feeds and had a high temperature so, trusting her instinct, Katie took her to A&E