Meningitis stories

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 Stacey'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

Mum Penny had no choice but to watch helplessly as her daughter Parker was placed in a coma as she battled bacterial meningitis

Daisy didn't think that her illness could be meningitis, as she didn't have a rash. However, as her symptoms worsened, she was soon being treated for the worst-case scenario

Breastfeeding mum Kasie found her treatment options were limited when she contracted viral meningitis, but she is glad she chose to continue

Stephanie spent six days in hospital before being diagnosed with viral meningitis. However, she wasn't aware of the after-effects of the disease until she found Meningitis Now

Mike fell ill with meningococcal meningitis in September 2018. Despite devastating after-effects he is now rebuilding his life.

After Sophie took baby daughter Niamh back to hospital for a third time in April this year, doctors finally diagnosed meningitis.

Paul thought that his symptoms were the flu, but when he woke up in intensive care after three days, he discovered that his illness had been much worse

Following surgery to help improve an existing medical condition, Lucy found herself becoming very unwell with bacterial meningitis

Alice had been given the MenACWY vaccine, but didn't recognise the symptoms. Luckily, she called her mum, who got her to hospital in time to be treated for meningitis and septicaemia

When Samantha developed a severe headache and lost control of her right leg, she knew her symptoms were more than just from overdoing it

Jude was 8 days old when he was rushed to hospital with Group B strep meningitis. Nine years on, mum Jessica shares their experience and explains the developing after-effects that Jude has been left with

Rachael was overjoyed to bring her twin baby girls home, but when a midwife picked up Nancy's high temperature it wasn't long before both girls were in PICU, fighting for their lives

After contracting meningococcal septicaemia as a 2-year-old, Xavier, now 22, has been left with severe after-effects. Mum Lynn tells their story

Baby Joe spent eight weeks in hospital after being diagnosed with pneumococcal meningitis, and has been left with a range of complex after-effects. Mum Cherelle tells their story