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Tyler P’s story
Nicola’s young daughter Tyler was irritable and had a temperature and a raised soft spot. Their quick-thinking GP sent them straight to hospital where, thankfully, Tyler went on to make a good recovery. Nicola, from Prestwich in Manchester, tells their story here
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Logan P's story
Gillians’s son Logan was just 5 months old when he became ill, but thanks to Gillian trusting her mother’s instinct and prompt treatment he’s gone on to make a full recovery. Gillian, from Falkirk in Sterlingshire, tells their story here
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Grace C's story
Louise’s daughter Grace, from Burton-on-Trent in Staffordshire, contracted a rare form of meningitis at just nine days old in 2007
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Myles' story
Michelle’s baby son Myles was just two weeks old when she knew something was seriously wrong with him – his cry just wasn’t the same
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Alice C's story
Twenty-four-year old Alice, from Thornton Cleveleys in Lancashire, started to feel ill at work but just put it down to a bug. However, her condition deteriorated quickly and before she knew it she was on her way to hospital in an ambulance. She recounts her experience here
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Freya S's story
Freya draws on experience to Believe and Achieve
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Vinnie's story
It was a normal day in the young life of Gemma’s son Vinnie. But this was soon to change when he started to make grunting noises and developed cold hands and feet
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Logan's story
Kirsten Kininmonth from Greenock, Inverclyde, was concerned when her baby boy Logan had a high temperature and refused to feed
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Jodie M's story
Teenager Jodie, from Halifax in West Yorkshire, came down with meningococcal meningitis at the age of three months in April 2002. Having been through the experience she’s now keen to raise awareness to help other families. She tells her story here
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Henry B's story
Henry’s family was looking forward to his first Christmas but little did they know they would spend it in hospital when the three-month-old became ill. At first his meningococcal meningitis was treated as a viral infection but as his condition worsened he eventually got the treatment he needed and went on to make a good recovery
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Jesse's story
Darcy from Hull, East Yorkshire, was concerned when her baby boy Jesse became irritable and had a high temperature
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Jenny P's story
Jenny from Nottingham, contracted viral meningitis in April 2018