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Mark's story
In September 2012, Mark Shore, from Oswestry, began feeling unwell with flu-like symptoms. When his partner saw how ill he was, she made him to go to the doctors. The GP sent him straight to hospital and he was later diagnosed with viral meningitis. Here, Mark tells his story
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Eliza's story
Eliza brought tears to her consultants’ eyes when she walked out of hospital after battling pneumococcal meningitis. Her mum Pauline tells her story
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Lewis M's story
On New Year’s Eve in 2012, four-week-old Lewis was taken to the doctor by his mum, Hayley, after being unsettled for the previous two days. Rapidly deteriorating, he was taken to hospital and soon diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. Here is his story
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Noah P's story
In September 2012, Sarah and John's son, Noah, fell ill. Crying, vomiting and running a temperature, Sarah’s parental instincts told her something was seriously wrong with her baby
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Lisa's story
Lisa Snowdon became a Celebrity Ambassador for Meningitis Now after experiencing the terror of meningitis herself, when she was struck down with viral meningitis in December 2010. The DJ and model had battled against her symptoms to continue with work commitments, but was eventually rushed to hospital
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Tommy's story
In March 2012 Tommy Brown contracted the B strain of meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia. The disease was so ferocious and widespread that he was given only a 5 per cent chance of survival. He defied the odds, but was left with multiple amputations
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Duncan's story
Wendy MacDonald, from Salisbury, was happily married to her husband Duncan for almost nine years when he started having flu-like symptoms in January 2012
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Noah S's story
In March 2013, Noah, Gareth Stephenson’s eight month old son, started to become unwell with lethargy and sickness
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Noah T's story
Noah, 7, contracted meningitis when he was just 16 months old. The disease left him fighting for his life. Thankfully, Noah won his battle, but as a cruel reminder of the pain his family had to endure, meningitis left him profoundly deaf
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Helen’s and Richard's stories
In early 2001 the lives of two sets of families in Chester took on a cruel and tragic parallel when their teenage children, who had grown up together, were both killed by meningococcal disease
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Charlotte's story
Determined Charlotte is a little miracle after meningitis almost took her young life in December 2010. Despite losing all four limbs to meningococcal septicaemia, she's facing every challenge head on and is an inspiration to her parents Jenny and Alex
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David F's story
David Fay had been suffering from flu-like symptoms before he was rushed to hospital at the end of April, 2010