News & Stories
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Bahman's story
In December 2010, Bahman Jamalaldini thought he was coming down with a cold. On December 21 he went to bed early and in the early hours of the morning he was vomiting, had diarrhoea, he felt cold and had muscle and joint pain
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Tureja's story
Tureja Bibi was a busy mum-of-two, who worked at a private day nursery and enjoyed going out with her friends. Then in 2006, when she was just 28, Tureja contracted bacterial meningitis
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Ella's story
Lucie Dunbar was overjoyed when she gave birth to daughter Ella. But her little one fell ill with Group B streptococcal meningitis shortly after coming home. Here Lucie tells Ella's story
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Rebecca's story
Rebecca Williams fell ill with meningitis when she was 21 weeks pregnant, which initially caused confusion with doctors who thought she had a migraine. She thankfully pulled through but wants there to be greater awareness about the disease in pregnant women
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Savannah's story
In January 2013, baby Savannah was not even two weeks old when she started vomiting unusually. Her worried mum, Michelle, suspected something wasn’t right and acted quickly by taking her straight to her GP
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Brachann's story
Brachann Davies, from Cardiff, was at university when she started to experience flu-like symptoms such as aches and pains, an excruciating headache and sensitivity to light. After a few days and no sign of improvement, her worried parents took her to see her GP who immediately referred her to hospital
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Esmé's story
In October 2012, five-week old Esmé woke up in the morning and was looking very poorly. Her worried mum, Amy, sensed something was seriously wrong, and rushed her to hospital
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Spencer's story
Steve Dayman can still remember the moment his wife rang him to say their infant son Spencer was ill. More than 35 years later Steve is still fighting to stop more lives being devastated by meningitis. He relates the story in his own words
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Kevin's story
Teacher Kevin Leaver died from meningococcal septicaemia just hours after being admitted to hospital. Here his wife Lesley tells his story
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Kadyn's story
Nikki Busby was looking forward to her son Kadyn's first Christmas when the tot was struck down with meningitis. Here heartbroken Nikki shares her story
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Gillian's story
Gillian Redman was expecting her second child when she was struck down with meningitis. Here her parents Alice and Bryan Austin describe how the disease tragically robbed them of their daughter and granddaughter
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Alexandra's story
Alexandra Hird was just a normal student revising for her exams when she fell ill with meningitis. She shares her story and explains how the illness changed her life