News & Stories
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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
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Stephanie's story
Lying in a strange hospital bed, alone and terrified, Stephanie really didn’t know what was going to happen to her. It took a full six days of tests until she was finally diagnosed – with viral meningitis
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Mike M's story
Seventy-two-year-old Mike, from Biggin Hill in Kent, fell ill with meningococcal meningitis in September last year. He had been feeling a bit weary during the day and woke up six days later in intensive care. Although his health had been declining over the year he had a decent run in the woods with his dog the day before
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Niamh R's story
After Sophie took baby daughter Niamh back to hospital for a third time in April this year, doctors finally diagnosed meningitis. Now Sophie, from Leek in Staffordshire, wants to warn other parents not to wait for a rash when their children fall ill
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Paul C's story
It started with what he thought was symptoms of flu, but after blacking out Paul, from Brackley in Northants, woke up three days later in intensive care having been diagnosed with meningitis
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Lucy W's story
Lucy was in so much pain she knew something wasn’t right. In desperation, she sent a plea for help to her family’s WhatsApp group – hoping someone would come to her rescue
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Kaylie's story
Kaylie Knight from Chelmsford never felt like the same child again after contracting meningitis as a seven-year-old. Eighteen years on, she admits life has been tough – but has found love and is looking forward to starting a family of her own one day
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Alice B's story
Alice was a second year student at Portsmouth university when she woke up with what she first thought was a hangover. Luckily she decided to call her mum when she didn’t start to feel any better because what she actually had was meningitis
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Samantha N's story
Thirty-nine-year-old Samantha from Leybourne in Kent thought she had been overdoing it when she felt dizzy and sick. But as her symptoms mounted up to include lower back ache, a severe headache and loss of control of her right leg, she knew it was time to see a doctor
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Jude H's story
Baby Jude was just eight days old when he was admitted to hospital. Meningitis left him with severe and lifelong after-effects, but the family is beyond grateful that he survived and has chosen to embrace life fully