Meningitis stories

Baby Jenson was born prematurely but nothing could have prepared his parents for a diagnosis of meningitis and sepsis

Lulu, from London, tells us how inspiring she finds her little boy Harrison, who contracted pneumococcal meningitis at five months old

Simon was on holiday with his husband when an earache turned into an ambulance trip to hospital and being put into an induced coma.

Freya was waiting excitedly for her school disco when she started to feel poorly and had to be rushed to hospital with signs of meningitis

At just two wweks old, Isobel contracted meningitis and sepsis. 94% of her body was infected

Mother’s Day took an unexpected turn for Jessica, from Fareham, and her new-born son when he developed a fever which turned out to be viral meningitis

Lizzie’s first year of life was disrupted by a meningitis diagnosis. She is now a thriving 33-year-old who has recently run the Hackney Half marathon for Meningitis Now.

Having been told she had heatstroke, Tilly was eventually diagnosed with viral meningitis. She tells us what happened next

Jess and Becca lost their mum Amanda on 7 April 2018. This Mothers’ Day they’ve left a dedication to remember their mum

Janice can’t remember much of her quick decline into severe illness before an eventual meningitis diagnosis

Diana contracted meningococcal meningitis in her mid 20s, leading to lower leg amputations of both legs and all the fingers on her right hand

Three-year-old Noa-Rose contracted group B meningococcal meningitis and her mum is now calling for parents to be aware of the signs and symptoms

Trevor’s was only four when he sadly died having contracted meningitis. Twenty-three years on his family continue to celebrate Trevor’s life.

Kirsten was with her friend Alice throughout her meningitis experience in hospital and afterwards, we are grateful for the opportunity for Kirstin to tell Alice's story from her perspective

Jon contracted meningitis in 2018 whilst living and working in India, he recounts his story here

Amanda contracted viral meningitis and ended up spending Christmas day just gone in hospital, she tells her own story

Leo contracted group b strep meningitis as a baby, his mother, Rachel, tells the story

John very sadly lost Bella but he has kindly shared his story with the hope of raising awareness of meningitis and the possible outcomes of contracting it

When Nicole’s young daughter Ava's temperature soured to over 39 degress, she knew that something was wrong, so she took immediate action

In the middle of the covid pandemic, 19-year-old Alice became ill and increasingly worse, fortunately the intervention of friends and family meant that an ambulance was called.