Nine-year-old Aysha Riley-Marsh arrived home from school on 10 February 2015 with a headache and fever
Aysha’s temperature was sky high and she didn’t even recognise her parents. They rushed her to hospital where she was diagnosed with meningitis and encephalitis. Luckily, Aysha is strong and has recovered from the disease. However, as a result of her ordeal, she has suffered hearing loss and been fitted with cochlear implants.
Bridie, from Peterborough, contracted bacterial meningitis when she was 12 years old. 10 years on, she tells us the story of her recovery.
Claire from Carmarthenshire recounts the story of her three-year-old son, Liam, being diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis in 2014.
Jodylee from Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire was sure her son’s tonsillitis was masking something more serious. Her instincts were right, and he was diagnosed with meningitis.