News & Stories
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Ruby's story
Little Ruby Burrell was just 21 months old when she was struck down by meningitis and died within hours of showing any symptoms
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Owain's story
Little Owain was just 15-months-old when he fell ill, a "horrific" experience which has prompted his family to fundraise for Meningitis Now
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Thomas M's story
When Pauline Egan's son fell ill with meningitis his condition deteriorated fast
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Josh's story
Julie’s son Joshua contracted viral meningitis when he was 8-years-old. He suffered headaches, sickness and flu-like symptoms and was taken to the doctor
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Lisa R's story
Linda Richardson had been out Christmas shopping with her daughter Lisa. The next day the teenager fell ill with meningitis
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Isabelle's story
Manchester Evening News columnist Ray King described his own family's anguish when his granddaughter Isabelle fell ill with one of the deadliest strains of meningitis
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Sophia's story
In January 1993, Sophia Mason, a college student, was training in her spare time to be a ski instructor. “I was very active, sporty and all I ever wanted to do was travel. My plan was to spend my winters skiing and my summers sailing,” she said
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Millie’s story
Millie, from New Mills in Derbyshire’s High Peak, was a perfectly well and healthy 10 month old baby the day before she became poorly. She went to bed as normal but woke that night at 4am screaming. Mother Sophie takes up the story
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Ellie Mae’s story
It was just three days before Ellie Mae’s first birthday when her mother, Kelly, noticed a small purple bruise on her forehead. Within minutes the family, from Stoke on Trent, found themselves in hospital. Kelly takes up the story
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Phoebe's story
Six-week-old Phoebe was running a temperature and wouldn’t wake for feeds. Her local GP realised something wasn’t right and arranged for her to go straight to hospital
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Jean-Paul’s story
In January last year Jean-Paul, 20, of Carmarthenshire, started feeling ill with a blinding headache, this developed into an aversion to bright lights, followed by vomiting and seizures
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Victoria’s story
Victoria, from Hartlepool, was 16 when she contracted viral meningitis in December 2009