Meningitis stories

Lauren thought that George had picked up a cold, but his condition deteriorated rapidly overnight and he was rushed into High Dependency

Nicola had an instinct that her baby daughter Casey was seriously ill, despite her only symptom being a high temperature. Casey was rushed to hospital where bacterial meningitis was diagnosed.

On the tenth anniversary of the loss of husband Af to pneumococcal meningitis, Caroline shares her heartbreaking story

Joshua contracted bacterial meningitis at just four weeks old. His parents tell his story.

Nicola was pregnant when she became ill. She had a high fever, an aversion to lights, vomiting, a headache, stiff neck and achy limbs – all symptoms of meningitis.

Amanda thought son Patrick had chicken pox after having his childhood vaccinations, but as his condition worsened he was diagnosed with meningococcal septicaemia

Phoebe contracted bacterial meningitis at just three years old; luckily mum Charlotte trusted her instinct that something wasn't right

Jonah was just 8 months old when he contracted bacterial meningitis

21-year-old Saracens and England rugby player Rosie is fighting fit after being hospitalised with meningococcal septicaemia back in September

Sixteen-year-old Courtney is slowly recovering, 11 months after being hospitalised with meningococcal septicaemia

Isabel recounts the tragic story of how she lost her father, Gary, to bacterial meningitis

Shaun had a cold over Christmas, which was later found to be pneumococcal meningitis. He sadly passed away a few days later. His family wants people to know that #AdultsGetItToo

Sharon contracted viral meningitis in 2018. Here she talks about her experience and her road to recovery after meningitis

Sahib's mother knew something wasn't right with her 11 month old son. She took him to the hospital where meningococcal MenC meningitis was diagnosed

Roisin never thought for a second that she would have to make the heart-breaking decision to turn off her daughter's life support after she contracted Group B strep

After Stacy's 40th birthday she started to feel unwell. The next day she was rushed to hospital and diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis.

Alfie has made a good recovery after being diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis, but the speed at which he became unwell was dramatic, as mum Stephanie recounts

When Holly became unwell, mum Rachel recognised some of the signs and symptoms from when she had had bacterial meningitis before

Student Matthew started feeling unwell at work, and it wasn't long before he collapsed, ending up on life support in hospital

Alfie was just six weeks old when he contracted deadly MenB. Mum Shannon tells their story