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Dave H’s story
The therapeutic nature of exercise and fitness has helped science teacher Dave, 38, from Liverpool, get back on track after meningitis laid him low two years ago, leading him to think he’d been kidnapped. So much so that now he’s taking on a professional wrestler in a bout to raise funds for us. He tells his story here
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Eliza Y’s story
Little Eliza was given the okay to fly out on a family holiday but when she arrived on Gozo her condition rapidly deteriorated. She was taken to the nearest hospital from where she was airlifted to the main children’s hospital in Malta. Thankfully the battling youngster has fought through every challenge she’s faced to make an amazing recovery. Mum Amy, from Rishton in Lancashire, tells their story here
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Rosie S’s story
Teresa’s daughter Rosie contracted viral meningitis nearly two years ago and until a few weeks ago was still suffering chronic after-effects. But a course of cranial osteopathy arranged by Meningitis Now has given Rosie her mojo back, in time for her forthcoming wedding to Gary. Teresa, from West Sussex, recounts their experience here
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Oscar and Kate's story
"When my son Oscar was about 3 hours old he had started grunting. The Midwifery Care Assistant had come to check on us both to see if he was feeding and I told her he was laughing. She immediately took him from me and pressed the emergency button.
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Laura C's meningitis story
"I had terrible flu over the Christmas period but had to drag myself into work as I had a Christmas shift and didn't want to let anyone down.
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Theo G’s story
Little Theo didn't want to feed, was unsettled and had a rapidly rising temperature. But when he vomited and it was bright orange mum Catherine, from Usk in Monmouthshire, knew something was very wrong. Theo had contracted bacterial meningitis. Catherine tells their story here
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Lucas M’s story
Nickie’s young son Lucas, from Normanton in West Yorkshire, contracted meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia when he was just 1 in 2011. As Lucas has grown older, after-effects that were not immediately obvious have become more pronounced, as Nickie explains
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Evie's story
Donna’s daughter Evie was usually a happy baby, and the experienced mum, from Carlisle in Cumbria, knew something was wrong when she wasn’t her normal happy self. Even so, she had to persevere to get Evie’s meningitis diagnosed. She tells their story here
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Patrick V's story
Sarah left her young son Patrick laughing but just hours later the youngster was fighting for his life in hospital. Sarah, from Lurgan in Armagh, tells their story here
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Orla's story
"This is something even now I don't think I have quite accepted happened, or dealt with, but remaining positive and focused on what needed to be done is what helped us through it
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Rajinder's story
Rajinder Tumber recently found fame as the author of the world’s longest love poem. The 34 year old Cyber Security specialist from Belvedere, South East London, is not only a part-time poet and author of several thought-provoking books, but is also a survivor of meningitis.
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Jeanette D’s story
Jeanette, from Sandown in the Isle of Wight, contracted meningococcal septicaemia over 50 years ago when she was 23. It’s left her with painful knees but compared to other people who have been affected she feels lucky. Now she encourages others to take up their vaccinations. She tells her story here