News & Stories
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Stories
Addison's story
A year ago three-week-old Addison became very poorly, he had a temperature and a rash, he was rushed to hospital
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Mariah's story
Community Ambassador Jodie lost her daughter Mariah from meningococcal meningitis when she was just 13 months old
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Matthew G's story
When twenty-year-old University of Nottingham fresher Matthew, an international student from the Bahamas, woke up shivering in November, he assumed it was just the cold. But when he passed out he knew there was something more serious wrong. In fact, the keen runner had contracted Meningitis B
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Corrine's story
Jackie Hill's day started like any other but when her daughter Corrine fell ill she had no idea how it would affect her, Corrine's sister Jodee and the rest of the family
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Matthew’s story
Matthew, from Cornwall, was just five and a half months old when he came down with meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia in April 2007. He was left with a range of after-effects, including sensory disorder
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Louie's story
Louie was just five months old when he contracted meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia in January 2012. He lost both legs as a result, and recently took his first steps in prosthetic limbs. His mum Julie, from Colne in Lancashire, shares Louie’s journey
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Mattia's story
Mattia's mum Aurelie retells of the day her baby was struck down and how much she thanks the quick-thinking doctors for saving her boy's life
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Riley's story
Riley, now six, contracted meningitis and septicaemia aged one, which left him with multiple amputations and scarring. Here his mum, Bev, tells his story
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Jessica's story
In August 2007, Laura was unable to wake her 15-week-old daughter Jessica for her morning feed. Sensing something was seriously wrong; Laura acted quickly and took her to see a doctor straight away. Jessica was later diagnosed with bacterial meningitis
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Oscar H's story
Oscar was ill and doctors failed to initially diagnose him with meningitis. He tragically passed away. Oscar's mum Amy tells her story and wants people to trust their instincts if they suspect meningitis
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Lennon's story
Lennon had already had various medical problems from the age of six months. Then, in July 2012 when he was three years old, he was diagnosed with viral meningitis. Here his mum Charlotte, from Radcliffe, talks about their experience and how he triumphed in the face of adversity
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Alison and Alex Williams' story
Alison’s eight year old son, Alex, contracted meningococcal septicaemia on her wedding day; within hours Alex had gone from feeling a little ill to being kept alive by a life support machine