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Susan's story
Susan Skinner, from Redhill, was in her fifties when she contracted viral meningitis for the second time in her life. Here she tells how help from Meningitis Now helped her get through a very difficult time
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Lucy O's story
Lucy O’s 71-year-old mum Barbara thought she had caught a cold when she first started to feel ill but what happened next was the start of a very scary journey for them both. Here Lucy, from Grimsby, recounts how it felt to be told her mother might not survive
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Ami K's story
Ami, from Greater London, contracted bacterial meningitis 35 years ago at the age of 2. She survived her ordeal but the disease has left her with lifelong after-effects, making her keen to tell her story and raise awareness. She shares her experience here
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Carol M's story
It has taken Carol M sixteen years to pull her life back together following the sad death of her daughter Akira from meningitis when they were visiting family in the Caribbean. Carol, from London, has battled with grief ever since but here tells how starting a jewellery company is helping her cope
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Beth S's story
Beth thought her baby had caught a cold, but luckily because of his age her GP sent Riley to hospital to get checked. Beth, from Melksham, tells us how the next month was the hardest of her life
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Lennon B's story
Laura’s baby son Lennon had a raging temperature and was making a strange groan when crying. He was admitted to hospital but his condition continued to deteriorate with violent vomiting and a swollen fontanelle
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Erin's story
Erin had always been a calm baby from the moment she was born, so Gwynedd-based mum Charlotte Williams knew there was something wrong when she became very unsettled one day in July 2017
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Rebecca H's story
Rebecca, from Brough in East Yorkshire, had been under the weather for a while, but then she also became extremely dizzy and confused, with blinding headaches and severe vomiting
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George W's story
Leonie Colgrave couldn’t have been prouder when son George was born, but 16 days later her world was turned upside down
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Chloe R's story
Chloe had just turned 16 when she became ill with flu-like symptoms and vomiting. When her mum noticed a rash Chloe, from Brighouse in West Yorkshire, was quickly rushed to hospital where, thankfully, she’s made a good recovery and gone on to graduate in dance and as a beauty therapist. She tells her story here
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Ashley H's story
Louise’s young son Ashley had a high temperature and was grunting as he breathed. After a stay in hospital he has made a good recovery and is now a very happy baby. Louise, from Ipswich in Suffolk, tells their story here
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Noah W’s story
Baby Noah made Hannah’s life complete but at just seven weeks he became seriously ill. Thankfully he’s recovered and has grown into the most kind and considerate little boy, who always puts others before himself. Hannah, from Lowton in Warrington, tells their story here