Meningitis stories
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Harrison F’s Story
Lulu, from London, tells us how inspiring she finds her little boy Harrison, who contracted pneumococcal meningitis at five months old -
Simon L-S's Story
Simon was on holiday with his husband when an earache turned into an ambulance trip to hospital and being put into an induced coma. -
Amanda Jane S’s story
Jess and Becca lost their mum Amanda on 7 April 2018. This Mothers’ Day they’ve left a dedication to remember their mum -
Jake B’s story
Jake contracted pneumococcal meningitis in 2022 which left him with profound deafness in both ears requiring cochlear implants -
Oli H’s story
Oli had contracted pneumococcal meningitis and his parents together were faced with taking the agonising decision to turn off his life support. -
Kieran and Nicola's story
What started as a common cold for Kieran quickly became something much more serious - pneumococcal meningitis. Although the initial illness has passed, Kieran and his family have been left fighting a seemingly never-ending battle with after-effects -
Colin's story
After undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumour, Colin has been left with a complication that has resulted in him contracting bacterial pneumococcal meningitis once, and viral meningitis five times -
Natalia's story
Aged 41, Natalia suffered a stroke caused by bacterial pneumococcal meningitis, which left her with after-effects for over a year -
Rhys' story
Rhys is a "healthy, sociable 19-year-old" - but after contracting pneumococcal meningitis as a baby, the outcome could have been very different, as mum Emma tells us -
Charlie M's story
Our Community Ambassador Ian shares the devastating story of losing his grandson Charlie to pneumococcal meningitis -
Sophia S's story
Since contracting pneumococcal meningitis as a baby, Sophia has been left with complex and life-long after-effects; but as mum Joanna explains, these do not define her -
Connie's story
Connie was feverish and lethargic, but when her fontanelle started bulging, her parents knew they had to get help - quickly -
Zachary's story
After being diagnosed with pneumococcal meningitis and an abscess on his brain, the future for baby Zachary was looking uncertain. Thankfully, he pulled through but faces regular reviews and antibiotics -
Maria's story
Maria thought her headache was a result of treatment for an existing medical condition, but as her symptoms worsened she knew something was wrong -
Corey's story
Corey was 20 months old when he became seriously ill with pneumococcal and meningococcal meningitis. Now 16, he has attended a number of our support events -
Af's story
On the tenth anniversary of the loss of husband Af to pneumococcal meningitis, Caroline shares her heartbreaking story -
Shaun's story
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 -
Holly D’s story
When Holly became unwell, mum Rachel recognised some of the signs and symptoms from when she had had bacterial meningitis before -
Niamh R's story
After Sophie took baby daughter Niamh back to hospital for a third time in April this year, doctors finally diagnosed meningitis. -
Joe B's 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