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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.

Danny Seear's full story
  • UK
  • Meningococcal
  • Baby 0-1
Danny Seear's story Diagnosis and early surgeries A few days after I was born, my mum noticed I was sleeping a lot more...
CoMO Member
JulieAnne Gauvreau's full story
  • Canada
  • Unknown meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type
  • Teenager
JulieAnne Gauvreau's story In January 2024, when I was nineteen years old, I went on a trip with my friends to Portugal...

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Pip Davies's full story
  • UK
  • Viral
  • Baby 0-1
Pip Davies' story When did you know something was wrong?   The day Alfie became unwell was an entirely normal d...
Annette Fury's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis, GAS (Group A streptococcal)
  • Adult 25-59
Annette Fury's story My name is Annette and just over two years ago at the age of 58, I contracted bacterial meningitis. ...
Madeleine's full story
  • Sweden
  • Hib (Haemophilus Influenzae B)
  • Toddler 1-3
Madeleine's story In March 1990, our beautiful daughter Madeleine contracted haemophilus influenzae just three weeks b...
CoMO Member
Percilla Ann Marie April-Hodge's full story
  • USA
  • Pneumococcal
  • Adult 25-59
Percilla Ann Marie April-Hodge's story On July 26, 2018, my son Shaquille Hodge lost his wife Percilla Hodge to pneumococcal meningitis. T...
CoMO Member
Anna Stabell's full story
  • UK
  • Group B meningococcal (MenB)
  • Adult 25-59
Anna Stabell's story On Monday 7th November 2022, I was the luckiest possible person of the unlucky few. ...
Danny Seear's full story
  • UK
  • Meningococcal
  • Baby 0-1
Danny Seear's story Diagnosis and early surgeries A few days after I was born, my mum noticed I was sleeping a lot more...
CoMO Member
Adam and Zack's full story
  • UK
  • Meningococcal
  • Child 6-12
Adam and Zack's story I first noticed something different with my oldest brother Adam, who was seven years old at the time...
Tyler's full story
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Young Adult 20-25
Tyler's story On 23 July 2013, my 24 year old brother, Tyler Parker, died from meningitis...
Ondra's full story
  • Europe
  • Pneumococcal
  • Toddler 1-3
Ondra's story Our youngest son, Ondra, became seriously ill with pneumococcal meningitis at 22 months of age...
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