News & Stories
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Mason S’s story
Bryony, from Bentley in South Yorkshire, did not suspect her 2-year-old son Mason had meningitis – she took him to hospital because he had a high temperature. It was a good thing she did because it enabled treatment to start early. She tells their story here
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Luke H’s story
Holly’s son Luke was born prematurely and sadly lived for just 12 weeks. Holly, from Corby in Northamptonshire, tells their sad story here
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Ryan-Nathan M’s story
Dionne’s baby son Ryan-Nathan just wasn’t his usual self and doctors told the Belfast mum to take him straight to hospital, where he was soon being treated for meningitis. Tests later confirmed the diagnosis. Fortunately Ryan-Nathan went on to make a good recovery and nothing now stops him. Dionne tells their story here
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Charlie T’s story
Kathy’s baby son Charlie was just 20 days when he became seriously ill with e-coli meningitis. The brave youngster fought back from the disease but the experience was like a bombshell exploding in their family, Kathy says, and the aftershocks are still happening. She tells their story here
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Louise and Lewis B’s story
Louise from Airth in Falkirk was over the moon when, after fertility issues and heartaches along the way, she gave birth to Lewis in June 2016. But at just three weeks he was diagnosed with late onset Group B strep
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Peter McG’s story
Peter, from Glasgow, was enjoying travelling through Europe in 1989 when he was laid low by meningococcal septicaemia. He pulled through but has been left with lifelong after-effects. He tells his story as a meningitis survivor here
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George Z's story
On Thursday 10 August George left for the Boardmasters festival in Cornwall. By that evening he was being sick and felt unwell
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Eva P's story
We went to bed on 28th December with Eva just one week and five days old. The day and evening had been entirely normal with nothing to indicate that Eva was poorly.
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Francesca's story
The scariest thing about meningitis is how there is sometimes so few symptoms
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Toby K’s story
Toby contracted pneumococcal meningitis and septicaemia as a baby, but survived with multiple after effects
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Matthew P's story
Matthew had been very sleepy on Tuesday and had a bit of a cold. He didn't have a particularly high temperature, but he wasn't himself. I thought he was teething.
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Katrina H’s story
Kim’s baby daughter Katrina developed a high temperature with cold feet and hands and a high pitched scream. She wouldn’t take her bottle and was very agitated. She was rushed to hospital where meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia were diagnosed. Fortunately Katrina went on to make a good recovery. Kim, from Wickford in Essex, tells their story here