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It's ok not to feel christmasy
Young Ambassador, Jemma Pressman knows that Christmas can be difficult if you're recovering from meningitis
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Lyndon’s night out with the police
Meningitis Now Young Ambassador Lyndon Longhorne met up with Channel 5's Police Interceptors PC Mike ‘Spike’ Fisher and Sergeant Kev Salter.
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Young Ambassadors take on Westminster
A group of Young Ambassadors, supporters and staff met with MPs this week to talk them into supporting the MenACWY meningitis awareness campaign.
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Parents create a moving student awareness video
To coincide with Student Awareness Week, a group of parents who lost their children to meningitis have released a short video, highlighting the risk to young people.
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Student Awareness Week 2016
Student Awareness Week, 24 - 30 October is all about getting to know the signs and symptoms of meningitis and talking about the life-saving Men ACWY vaccine. #ACWYnot
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Meningitis almost destroyed my love life
Young Ambassador Summer opens up about the impact the disease had on her relationship with Jacob and their future together.
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Meningitis survivor Joe Clarke wins gold at Rio!
Joe Clarke who won gold at Rio for the K1 Canoe Slalom, contracted and beat bacterial meningitis at 15, after developing an abscess behind his eye.
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Law student Hope busts some meningitis myths
Law student Hope didn't know much at all about meningitis before spending two weeks volunteering at the Meningitis Now head office in July.
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Young Ambassadors catch up at Head Office
Twelve Young Ambassadors visited the Meningitis Now head office for a day of training, getting to know each other and sharing their experiences of raising awareness of the disease.
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Volunteering has helped me overcome massive hurdles
Jemma contracted meningitis at her second year at uni and is now campaigning for students to get the MenACWY vaccine from their GP.
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My work experience with Meningitis Now
Fifteen year old Lucy from Lydiate in Liverpool spent two weeks at the Meningitis Now head office in Stroud as part of her Year 10 work experience.
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21 year old Kaitlyn launches her beauty vlog
21 year old, quadruple amputee Kaitlyn has launched a beauty vlog on YouTube.
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Gamer invents gaming shoes for amputees
George Levay is a keen gamer who unfortunately lost both hands to a meningitis infection five years ago. He has invented some gaming shoes to help other people like him.