News & Stories
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Meningitis and Mental Health - Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental Health Awareness Week (13 – 19 May) aims to tackle stigma and help people understand how to look after their mental health. Recovering and dealing with trauma after a meningitis experience can have a huge impact on mental health.
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Meet Ellie and Paul, our new Community Support Officers
Say hello to Ellie and Paul, our two new Community Support Officers who have just joined and strengthened our team, extending our reach and enabling us to offer an even better service to everyone fighting back from meningitis around the UK.
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Forever Weekend
Forever Weekends are support events for people who have lost a loved one to meningitis. They provide the opportunity for people to talk about their loved one, take part in sessions with bereavement specialists and meet others who have shared a similar experience - regardless of how many years have passed. Read about our recent Forever Weekend in Doncaster which was funded by The National Lottery.
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Running round Rome in Becca’s memory
Huge congratulations to our supporters Charlie and Brad, who are back from the eternal city of Rome where they were taking on the Rome Marathon – to raise funds in memory of Charlie’s good friend Becca, who died unexpectedly from meningitis last November.
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Stories
Dillon M's Story
Annie and Rob’s 10-year-old son Dillon started to feel ill with a temperature, severe headache and a stiff neck. As his condition worsened they took him to A&E but their concerns about meningitis were initially ignored. It took multiple visits before Dillon got the treatment he needed and thankfully he has gone on to make a good recovery and is back playing football, as Annie and Rob, from Norwich in Norfolk, tells us here.
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L is for Life after meningitis
It’s Viral Meningitis Awareness Week (6 – 10 May) and today we’re focusing on the letter L, which stands for life after meningitis.
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A is for After-effects
It’s Viral Meningitis Awareness Week (6 – 10 May) and today we’re focusing on the letter A, which stands for After-effects.
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R is for Recovery
It’s Viral Meningitis Awareness Week (6 – 10 May) and today we’re focusing on the letter R, which stands for Recovery.
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I is for Information you can Trust
It’s Viral Meningitis Awareness Week (6 – 10 May) and today we’re focusing on the letter I, which stands for Information you can Trust.
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V is for Vital Support
It’s Viral Meningitis Awareness Week (6 – 10 May) and V is for Vital Support.
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Meningitis Now supports WHO's new Initiative to Eradicate Meningitis by 2030
New calls from the World Health Organisation (WHO) for greater efforts to combat meningitis globally are being welcomed by Meningitis Now.
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Awareness
Join us for some May Mayhem and fight back against meningitis
It’s that time of year again when we can harness a bit of spring fever and turn offices and workplaces around the country tangerine to show support for fighting back against meningitis.