News & Stories
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Dexter's story
At three weeks of age Nicola’s young son Dexter had lost a lot of weight and wasn't feeding well. Fortunately, a random urine test during a hospital visit showed he had contracted E. coli and led to successful treatment
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Hannah S's story
Eleanor’s daughter Hannah, from Garforth in Leeds, was born premature and showed signs of illness at nine days old. Tests confirmed bacterial meningitis but at first it looked as if Hannah had recovered well
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Colin's story
Lydia’s husband Colin contracted pneumococcal meningitis in November 2019 aged 28, but has also suffered from recurring viral meningitis having spent six weeks in hospital in July
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Natalia's story
Natalia, from Maulden in Bedfordshire, contracted pneumococcal meningitis, leading to a stroke at the age of just 41
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Connie H's story
Michelle’s 10-year-old daughter Connie was diagnosed with a viral infection but continued to get worse, even having hallucinations. Eventually Michelle, from Bolton on Dearne in South Yorkshire, insisted on further checks and a lumbar puncture confirmed bacterial meningitis
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Peter O's story
Peter, from Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex, fell ill two years ago. The 36-year-old had a range of symptoms, including a headache, aches all over his body, photophobia and a high temperature, and knew something was seriously wrong (as did his cat, Ru)
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Harley B's story
Demi, from Strabane in County Tyrone, was worried about her baby son Harley’s temperature and that he was very agitated. Initial advice was to keep an eye on him but when Demi eventually took him to A&E doctors responded quickly to treat his meningitis
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Indie's story
Melissa and Steve’s daughter Indie was born premature, but beautiful and seemingly healthy. However, she had contracted Group B strep and was rushed into intensive care. For days her parents watched and waited as they lived through a rollercoaster of emotions
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Eilidh's story
Eilidh was just 8 when she became ill and died from MenW whilst on a family holiday in France
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Sam L's story
Sam, from Abbeymead in Gloucester, fell ill in 2019 with what she thought was the start of a cold. But the 23-year-old went from bad to worse and was admitted to hospital where meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia was diagnosed
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Kim L's story
"It’s taken me over 17 years to write this, I have tried before, but recently a film inspired me to put my story to paper, and not bottle it up. I hope it gives a little insight into the disease called meningitis and how it affected me personally
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Ipek's story
An excruciating headache, stiff neck, light sensitivity, vomiting and dizziness led to an initial diagnosis of viral meningitis for Ipek. The new mum, from Essex, spent her 30th birthday in hospital, but then her diagnosis was changed to bacterial meningitis as her condition deteriorated