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Louise Nott's full story
  • UK
  • Escherichia coli (E. Coli)
Louise Nott's story I contracted meningitis at 6 months old, at one point they only gave me 12 hours to live, I was...
Alfie Cook's full story
  • UK
  • Viral
Alfie Cook's story Three weeks prior to our son being admitted to hospital, we thought he had a typical cold coming...

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Louise Nott's full story
  • UK
  • Escherichia coli (E. Coli)
Louise Nott's story I contracted meningitis at 6 months old, at one point they only gave me 12 hours to live, I was...
Alfie Cook's full story
  • UK
  • Viral
Alfie Cook's story Three weeks prior to our son being admitted to hospital, we thought he had a typical cold coming...
Sophia Speirs's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis, Meningococcal
  • Young Adult 20-25
Sophia Speirs' story Sophia was in the second term of her first year and was really into the swing of life as a student a...
Tendai David Muranganwa's full story
  • Zimbabwe
  • Viral
  • Adult 25-59
Tendai David Muranganwa's story When I opened my eyes on 23 December 2015, with mild trepidation I knew that it was time for me to f...
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benjamin colin goodrich's full story
  • USA
  • Fungal
  • Adult 25-59
benjamin colin goodrich's story My son had cryptococcal meningitis, it went misdiagnosed until he had a life changing seizure in alc...
Earl Falconer's full story
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • 60+
Earl Falconer's story UB40 bassist, Earl Falconer, was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis when he became unwell after ret...
Anita Delandro's full story
  • Australia
  • Bacterial meningitis
Anita Delandro's story I had an episode at age 18 months, but had two further episodes before the cause was discovered...
Scott Crichton's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Adult 25-59
Scott Crichton's story Boxing Day 2022, I started to feel a sudden migraine developing...
Poppy-Jo Adam's full story
  • UK
  • Meningococcal
  • Baby 0-1
Poppy-Jo Adam's story Poppy-Jo was only 3 weeks old when we woke in the middle of the night to find her making strange noi...
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