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meningitis & septicaemia can kill in hours!

People who are faced with meningitis and septicaemia have to act fast to help save a life.

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Long term after effects

Hi, my name is Lisa and I had H Flu Bacterial Meningitis in 1980. I was a little over a year old. I was in a comma for a few weeks. I am now 29 years old and my health is getting worse. Some problems are: Balance problems, loss of feeling and movement in left leg and foot, headaches, chest hurting, tremors and spams, bladder problems and lack of memory, I can only remember snipits of my life- when most people can remember their whole life. I have none. The Dr. first thought I might have Multiple Sclerosis) and when they did a brain MRI...

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Posted in About meningitis & septicaemia by Lisa Boyd on 01 March 2010

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Vaccinate or not

I never had the shot when I was a child. My mom was affraid b/c of side effects she had heard. As a child I had all kinds of food allergies. Chocolate, peanut butter,eggs, etc. While in the hospital dying from the virus my mom wished she would of had me vaccinated.

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Posted in About meningitis & septicaemia by Candice Drake on 01 March 2010

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