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As we head towards 2030, people are adding their stories every day. So, whether you want to motivate and inspire others or want to read people’s experiences of meningitis and sepsis, you’ll find a story that resonates and reminds you that you are never alone.

Chris Almazan's full story
  • USA
  • Bacterial meningitis, Meningococcal
  • Adult 25-59
Chris Almazan's story Hello Meningitis Surviviors,  I am from America, but I am not so different from all of you in ...
Mark Porteous's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Adult 25-59
Mark Porteous's story So this time of year is always a beast for me. Do you want to know why? It’s not SAD, although...

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Kylian Ernesto Moya's full story
  • USA
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Baby 0-1
Kylian Ernesto Moya's story On Monday, November 13, my son that was only ten and a half months old at that time, was perfec...
Omar Raafat Puente's full story
  • UK
  • Meningococcal
  • Adult 25-59
Omar Raafat Puente's story On the 8th of June 2022, I was diagnosed with meningococcal (Cronic Media Meningitis)...
Lesley Marshall's full story
  • UK
  • Viral
  • Adult 25-59
Lesley Marshall's story In 2021, I was admitted to hospital after seeing four different GPs over a period of four days, who ...
Scott Stillman's full story
  • USA
  • Unknown meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type, Viral
  • Adult 25-59
Scott Stillman's story In August 2021, our daughter Lucy returned to St Lawrence University in upstate NY for her second ye...
Parker Oconnor's full story
  • UK
  • Viral
  • Young child 3-5
Parker Oconnor's story My son had viral meningitis at fourteen weeks old.&n...
Dina Simei  Román Díaz 's full story
  • South America
  • Fungal
  • Adult 25-59
Dina Simei Román Díaz 's story Soy Dina Simei Román Díaz Psicologa, pero antes que todo una mujer de fe...
Prateek Mohanty's full story
  • Canada
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Adult 25-59
Prateek Mohanty's story Would you like to be in my shoes? Close your eyes and count one to five backwards. Now ge...
Kerry  Hunt's full story
  • Europe
  • Group W meningococcal (Men W), Other bacterial meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type
  • 60+
Kerry Hunt's story Six years ago, I had a cough and cold for a few days but my throat felt sore when I was eating my di...
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