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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.

Claire Wright's full story
  • Bacterial meningitis
Claire Wright's story 2025 marks fifteen years since I joined Meningitis Research Foundation – something that feels ...
Heidi Ellingham's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis, Unknown meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type
  • Teenager
Heidi Ellingham's story When I was eighteen years old, I was living in London. The weekend before, I had visited...

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Mark Porteous's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Adult 25-59
Mark Porteous' story So this time of year is always a beast for me. Do you want to know why? It’s not SAD, although...
Frank Abel's full story
  • USA
  • Bacterial meningitis, Group A meningococcal (Men A)
  • Young child 3-5
Frank Abel's story My story starts in 1959, aged five by meeting an army man on leave...
Alan Barr's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • 60+
Alan Barr's story I had an operation for a rare brain-type tumour called an acoustic neuroma which was a success...
Kylian Ernesto Moya's full story
  • USA
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Baby 0-1
Kylian Ernesto Moya's story On Monday, November 13th my son that was only ten and a half months old at that time, was ...
Onaiza Fice's full story
  • Unknown meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type
  • Baby 0-1
Onaiza Fice's story In 1999 my husband Jonathan and I got married, and in 2000 we were delighted at the news that I was ...
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Martin Yaxley's full story
  • UK
  • Escherichia coli (E. Coli)
Martin Yaxley's story At a very young age, I was hospitalised due to having E.Co...
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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 meningitis...
Lois Wilterdink's full story
  • USA
  • Unknown meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type
  • Baby 0-1
Lois Wilterdink's story I was born in August 1959...
Lesley Marshall's full story
  • UK
  • Viral
  • Adult 25-59
Lesley Marshall's story In 2021, I was admitted to the hospital after seeing four different GPs over four days, who all thou...
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