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Claire J's story
Claire has been left with chronic health conditions from her viral meningitis but has found our support hugely helpful in allowing her to accept the impact it has had on her life. The 39-year-old from Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, tells her story here
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Donna's story
Thirty-one-year-old Donna, from Brotherton in North Yorkshire, was getting ready for Christmas when she fell ill with a severe headache. She thought it was a migraine to begin with but as her symptoms worsened she was rushed to hospital. Tests showed she had contracted viral meningitis. She tells her story here
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Will C's story
When Will was Fifteen-years-old in 1970, he had sickness, headache, dizziness and aversion to light
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Ellis W-S's story
Emma’s five day old son Ellis had no clear symptoms of meningitis but was clearly not right. But it soon became obvious that he was seriously ill
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Rachel L's story
Forty-year-old Rachel became ill with extreme photosensitivity, excruciating headache, vision loss, nausea, vomiting and slurred speech. It wasn’t the first time she’d become ill with similar symptoms. Rachel, from Southwell in Nottinghamshire, tells her story here
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Ethan's story
Maria’s son Ethan had just been born when he began to show signs of being unwell. Here, the mum from Forfar, Angus in Scotland, bravely tells their devastating story
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Lenny R’s story
Little Lenny was not feeding, crying when being picked up and had cold hands and feet. Mum Donna, from Newport Pagnell in Buckinghamshire, called the hospital, which immediately started to treat him for suspected meningitis. Donna recounts their story
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Leo S's story
Thirty-one-year-old Leo, from Ponsanooth in Cornwall, had flu-like symptoms, an unbearable headache, fever, vomiting and sensitivity to light. She was persuaded to go to hospital where doctors suspected meningitis
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Jacob M's story
Jacob was just 12 days old when he became ill after contracting viral meningitis. His mum Becky from Dronfield in Derbyshire, shares their story
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Jackson T's story
Laura’s young son Jackson was more irritable than usual and had a high temperature. Doctors sent him to hospital straight away where Jackson, from Haverhill in Suffolk, was found to have contracted viral meningitis. Fortunately he’s made a good recovery, as Laura recounts here
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Phoebe C’s story
In 2014 Gemma’s daughter Phoebe had a high temperature, high pitched cry and was unable to settle. Motherly instincts told Gemma from Cricklade in Wiltshire that something wasn’t right – here she shares her story
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Lindsay's story
Lindsay, from Keith in Moray, fell ill with a severe headache which she couldn’t throw off with painkillers or sleep. Her condition worsened and she was sent to hospital, where viral meningitis was confirmed. She tells her story here