News & Stories
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Shaun's story
Susan’s son Shaun, 27, was poorly over Christmas 2007 and deteriorated in the New Year. He had contracted pneumococcal meningitis and the family were soon faced with the agonising decision to turn the young dad’s life support off. Susan, from Bradford in West Yorkshire, tells their story here
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Sharon's story
To celebrate starting to feel better and to acknowledge all the support her partner had given after recovering from viral meningitis Sharon married her partner Neil
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Sahib's story
Mandip's son Sahib was just 11 months old when, for the first time in his life, he refused his milk. Mandip left it until the next day but then she noticed other symptoms – grunting, a glazed expression, an empty nappy...
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Katie-Louise's story
Roisin’s baby daughter Katie-Louise fell ill at just four weeks with Group B strep meningitis, leaving her with severe after-effects. The family spent a precious four months with her before the disease proved too much for her little body and they faced the agonising decision to turn her life support off
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Stacy M’s story
Forty-year-old Stacy from Crawley in West Sussex fell ill in November 2018. She had a range of flu-like symptoms but when she started falling in and out of consciousness she was rushed straight to hospital. Thankfully Stacy pulled through but the disease still has a big impact on her, as she recounts here
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Alfie B's story
Stephanie’s active son Alfie was very sleepy and had a high temperature. When he had a convulsion he was rushed to hospital where meningococcal meningitis was quickly diagnosed and treatment started
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Holly D’s story
Ten-year-old Holly came home from hospital on Christmas Eve last year after surviving meningitis a second time. Mum Rachel, from Nottingham, tells the story of their Christmas miracle
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Matthew Griffin's story
Matthew was admitted to hospital with meningitis last month; when he woke up four days later he had completely missed his 21st birthday!
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Alfie K's story
When Shannon’s baby son Alfie was taken ill two years ago the family was warned he wasn’t going to make it. But the plucky youngster pulled through and proved everybody wrong, as Shannon, from Todmorden in Lancashire, recounts here
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Parker's story
Penny and her husband feared the worst when nurses took them aside and prepared them to say goodbye to their daughter Parker. Their baby daughter was being induced into a coma and they had no idea what was ahead
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Daisy's story
Daisy was 25 when she became ill two years ago with a headache, fever, sickness and sensitivity to light. To this day the young mum still suffers headaches but, thanks to brilliant support from her family and friends, she has been able to rebuild her life
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Kasie's story
Twenty-eight-year-old Kasie, from Pen-y-ffordd in Flintshire, started feeling ill with a severe headache, dizziness, fatigue, nausea and sickness, stiffness and pain in neck and shoulders and light sensitivity