Meningitis stories

Danielle thought she had contracted flu but in fact the new mum, from Lurgan in County Armagh, had something even worse – pneumococcal meningitis

Shakira had no signs of meningitis - she was a very happy, sassy little girl. Mum, Faye, didn’t know it was meningitis, but she knew that somehow her life was in danger

Meningitis can strike and kill quickly, Anthony tragically lost his life to meningococcal septicaemia the day after the first symptoms appeared.

Carol tragically lost her three-year-old daughter Akira to meningitis within 24-hours of the signs and symptoms appearing.

Barry contracted Meningococcal meningitis in 2008. Sadly, he passed away just weeks before he was due to get married.

Ethan had viral meningitis that had attacked his heart muscle, therefore his heart was unable to work properly.

Pippa struggled to feed and her breathing became increasingly noisy, sadly, she had contracted group b strep meningitis

Results came back to show Luke had ecoli meningitis in his brain and spinal fluid, which caused his body to be rife with infection.

Tragic toddler Jazmin was diagnosed with meningococcal septicaemia on 17 November and sadly just seven hours later she lost her life and passed away at Blackburn General Hospital, surrounded by her loving family

Nurse Sharon raced round to her friend’s house when she called to say she was worried about her son Jayden, who had been taken ill. Despite taking him straight to hospital his meningitis proved too much for him to fight though, and he sadly died

Anna’s Dad was active, fit and healthy before he was struck down suddenly by meningitis. Even now, she finds it difficult to believe he’s gone. She tells their story here

Loving father and grandfather, Gaylord tragically died of pneumococcal meningitis and septicaemia in May.

Balloons were released to bid a final farewell to 4-year-old Lillia, who had been battling a catalogue of health problems since she fell ill with meningitis as a baby

Meningitis had already taken hold of the dinosaur-loving Henry and his parents had to face the awful decision to turn his ventilator off. Dad Mark tells their story.

On Sunday Fleur Rose was healthy and happy. By Monday night she was gone. Mum Liz, from Bridgnorth in Shropshire, tells their tragic story here

Dedicated supporter Bobby Joseph has been busy spreading awareness about the disease and drumming up support for the vaccine petition

Julie Senior, of Redditch, saw her life change in a flash as meningitis cruelly took her six-year-old daughter’s life within just 24 hours

Clare’s daughter Orlagh, from Leeds in West Yorkshire, woke with a very high temperature and didn't seem herself

With the second of the two evidence sessions on extending the meningococcal group B (MenB) vaccination taking place tomorrow, at which Meningitis Now will present its case, we are still hearing distressing stories where any change of heart by Government

Meningitis has struck Helen’s family twice – once with devastating consequences when it took her sister Sarah’s life and then again last year when her baby daughter Lois contracted viral meningitis at just eight days old