Meningitis stories

Ann Marie, Stuart and daughters Zoe and Eilidh were on a family holiday in France when Eilidh became ill with bacterial MenW meningitis and tragically passed away, aged 8 years old

Molly shares a heartbreaking tribute to her little sister Nancy, who was just 15 when she tragically lost her life to MenW in 2015

In the time we were there she had two blood transfusions and went into cardiac arrest six times before they told me they could do no more to save my baby

Smiley eight-month-old Taylor Marshall’s life changed dramatically when he fell ill with meningococcal group w meningitis and septicaemia in April

In February 2015, Charlotte Hannibal, now 19, had just returned to university after visiting her family when she suffered a number of flu-like symptoms

18-year-old Ollie Towler Jones was enjoying one of his favourite events of the year when he was suddenly struck down by meningococcal group W (menW)

Charlotte Stuart, 20 of Tunbridge Wells, was 19 and studying Architecture at the University of Cambridge when she was diagnosed with meningococcal group W (Men W)

Tot, Eliza Patrick, of Northampton, spent day’s unconscious in high dependency after contracting meningococcal group W disease in March this year