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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
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Michael T's story
Hannah’s son Michael was just four days old when she noticed he had a high temperature, and her instincts told her something wasn’t right
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Chloe H’s story
Chloe, now 20, from Bradford in West Yorkshire, came close to dying and lost her ability to see, hear and walk when she contracted meningitis at 19
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Katie H's story
Twenty-one-year-old Katie from Edinburgh thought she’d been overdoing the celebrations when she began to feel unwell in February 2018
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Ruaridh's story
Joanne’s 2-year-old son Ruaridh was really sleepy and had vomited, but it was when what she first took as a bruise started to develop that she rushed him to A&E
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Kieran M's story
Deborah’s younger son Kieran was just 16 weeks old when he became ill in May 1999. He wouldn’t feed, was arching his back and making a strange cry
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Tara's story
Twenty-eight-year-old Tara, from Toddington in Bedfordshire, was rushed to hospital with an intense headache, photophobia and a stiff neck, leading doctors to suspect meningitis
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Michelle E’s story
Michelle was officially known as a miracle baby when she survived meningitis at just 20-months-old in 1980, after her parents had been warned to expect the worst. Michelle, from Horsham in West Sussex, recalls the experience here and why it’s important for her to support our work
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Harry G's story
Laura’s instincts told her something was amiss with her young son Harry. He was not feeding, had a temperature and was lethargic, with a distended tummy