News & Stories
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Stories
Shakira's story
A grieving mum now pregnant with twins who lost her little girl to meningitis will be one of our first supporters to tackle our new Marathon Month challenge
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Emily F's story
Ellie’s baby daughter Emily was six weeks old when she became ill in May 2001. Initially her meningitis went undiagnosed and it was only on a weekend away in Blackpool that Ellie was listened to and her baby admitted to hospital
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Edith's story
Loud grunting, purple toes, stomach twisting – all these were early symptoms of meningitis in Stafford-based Amy’s newly born baby girl Edith
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Kirsten A's story
Twenty-eight-year-old Kirsten, from Bonnyrigg in Midlothian, was pregnant with her second child, Benjamin, when she became ill
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Alyx's story
After a terrifying brush with meningitis, primary school teacher Alyx H, from Bristol, has happily recovered and is now expecting her first child
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Alex and Tim's story
Communications officer Alex was inspired to raise money for Meningitis Now after he saw the support the charity was able to give to his father-in-law Tim. Here in Alex’s own words is his and Tim’s story
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Robert C's story
Living alone, Robert was lucky to be found by a colleague when he collapsed at home after contracting meningitis in April 2018. Robert, 55, from Southampton, told us his terrifying story
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Carolina's story
Carolina was 34 when she became ill with viral meningitis in 2012. She spent a week in hospital but still lives with the after-effects of her illness, which continue to affect her to this day
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Rebecca L's story
After losing their 48-year-old mother Amanda suddenly and unexpectedly to meningitis in April 2018, Rebecca and her sister Jessica have been able to draw on support from Meningitis Now. Rebecca, from Bathgate in West Lothian, tells their sad story
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Karolina's story
After three weeks of headaches, Karolina, from Southampton, was told by her doctor that she probably had an allergy. Not long after things got a lot worse until eventually she ended up in hospital
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Kirsty and Julie's story
Kirsty had recently lost her grandma when her mother, Julie, 49, became ill. She was admitted to hospital and found to have pneumococcal meningitis, from which she sadly never recovered
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Jorge's story
Nicola’s young son Jorge was off his food and had begun to make a grunting sound but meningitis didn’t cross her mind. However, the local GP was concerned and arranged for an ambulance to take Jorge to hospital, where tests confirmed meningitis