News & Stories
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Ava's story
Little Ava grew increasingly ill and kept vomiting. Her mum trusted her instincts and got her to hospital. She spent weeks battling the disease with medical help. Sadly, she lost her toes, but is now doing well and dancing
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Andrew H's story
When Andrew Hession fell ill his family thought it was due to the diabetes he'd suffered from since he was a child. But the 21-year-old died within hours from meningitis.
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Lucie's story
Kayleigh Bussey knew something was wrong when her daughter Lucie refused a feed. As her daughter became more and more ill she faced every parent's worst nightmare, her daughter had meningitis
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Declan's story
Declan's mum Lisa will never forget her son's second Christmas - it was the time she nearly lost him to a rare strain of meningitis
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Micheal's story
In December 2010 Bev Frank, from Leeds, was looking forward to Christmas with her children. Then, her youngest son, Micheal, contracted meningococcal meningitis and their lives were turned upside down
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Daniel M's story
Daniel tells about how he thought he had the flu, but was soon in hospital fighting meningococcal septicaemia, which means he now uses a wheelchair
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Amy W's story
Amy Whittaker tells her story of meningitis, which saw her miss work and be in hospital for weeks as she recovered from the disease
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Daniel H's story
Daniel Halford was just 18 when he died from meningitis after complaining of a headache just hours before
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Alissa's story
In April 2010, two year-old, Alissa Chowdhury was lying in a hospital bed after losing her legs and right hand after contracting meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia
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Joanna's story
When Joanna Rigby fell ill at work she thought she was coming down with flu but her condition worsened and she was rushed to hospital with meningitis
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Lynne's story
One evening in March 2010, Lynne Harding from Aldershot fell asleep after feeling unwell. She woke up four days later in hospital, having contracted both pneumococcal and viral meningitis
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Grace M's story
Lively Grace Elizabeth Merridan died in February 2010 from meningoencephalitis - an acute swelling of the brain and its lining