News & Stories
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Stories
Harry F's story
A high pitched cry alerted mother, Claire Fisk, of Prescot, that something was not right with her eight-month-old son, Harry
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Liam R's story
Little Liam Reid, from Stourport-on-Severn in Worcestershire, fell ill at six-weeks-old in November 2005
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Danny's story
Danny, of Houghton Le Spring in Tyne and Wear, is now 11-months-old and the glue of family life, but the brave youngster has had a difficult time of it during his young life so far
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Poppy's story
Heather Douglas, from Dromore in County Down, thought her 20-month-old daughter Poppy had the symptoms of a cold, but an alert GP spotted something more serious and sent the youngster straight to hospital
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Eliza P's story
Tot, Eliza Patrick, of Northampton, spent day’s unconscious in high dependency after contracting meningococcal group W (menW) disease in March this year
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Chantelle's story
Flu-like symptoms were the first sign that one-year-old Chantelle was unwell
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Duke's story
Rebecca’s son Duke, of Leyland in Lancashire, woke up happy and smiling and waiting for his morning cuddle. He showed no signs of illness during the day but that night his mother noticed a rash on his body
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Rubie's story
Baby Rubie Fisher was just six weeks old when bacterial meningitis stole her short life
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Aaron's story
In 2010, Aaron, then 32, contracted bacterial meningitis
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Joshua B's story
Just days before contracting a disease that would rapidly take his life, three-year-old Joshua Bromwich was running around with his friends as normal
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Kieron's story
Kathryn, of Gateshead, was told her son, Kieron, aged 17 months, had bronchitis in January this year, but before long he was fighting for his life with meningitis
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Aysha's story
Nine-year-old Aysha Riley-Marsh arrived home from school on 10 February 2015 with a headache and fever