News & Stories
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Stories
Abigail B's story
Abigail had only been home from the postnatal department for a few hours when she started to jerk her head and make strange noises
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Calum's story
Our Community Ambassador Margaret McLaren, from Glasgow, has been supporting our work since losing her nephew Calum to meningitis in October 2007. She tells their story here
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Jade L's story
Jade, from Tenby in Pembrokeshire, was 21 in 2015 when she became ill with a severe headache, vomiting and aching all over
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Jamie's story
Virginia’s one-year-old son Jamie was sleepy and developed a rash, but doctors missed these signs of meningitis, delaying the youngster’s admission to hospital
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Emily and George's story
Emily and Adam’s young son George became ill at just six days old in October 2019 with viral meningitis. He then developed myocarditis and the family was told to expect the worst
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Asher's story
Beverley’s son Asher had a tough start in life, being given a course of antibiotics as soon as he was born. Although given the all-clear and sent home Asher has been left with lifelong after-effects
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Liam P's story
Christina’s 17-year-old son Liam fell ill with meningococcal meningitis shortly before the first lockdown began in March 2020
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Hazel W's story
Hazel was only eight weeks old when she was rushed to hospital and diagnosed with Group B Strep meningitis
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Leon B's story
Jamielee’s young son Leon became ill in November 2019 with a high temperature, pale yellow skin and vomiting
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Miranda's story
Thirty-one-year-old Miranda, from Dingwall, in Ross, Scotland contracted meningitis in August 2020 during the height of the Covid pandemic
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Clair's story
Clair, from Newport, Wales, was 15 in November 1995 and having the time of her life. Then she contracted meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia and life was never to be the same again
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Neil's story
Neil, from Dursley in Gloucestershire, was on holiday with family members when he became ill and started acting out of character