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What Do I Do

It was when there was a huge outbreak, I was born in 1996. Around Christmas I got spinal meningitis. I had the worse one. It effected my spinal cord. my family was told what my long term side affects are. They never could figure out how I got it. I almost died many times. & I was basically like a veggie on life support for a while I had to learn to eat talk move and walk. Now still I can not talk good. I can even talk so fast you wouldn't hear one word. But My hearing has gone bad. & I'm going insane. Today at my grandmas thanksgiving...

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Posted in Fundraising by Kaylee Ann Faunce on 25 November 2012

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Confusion and Reality Memories

Hello I am interested in knowing if anybody that has had meningitis has had a episode of confusion between reality and dreams. I have a freind who had meningitis recently 7 months ago and now is having that phase. Trouble to distingish reality and what is not real and just dreams of memories. Anybody? I am concerned he thinks he might be going crazy but I think its an after effect of Meningitis.Please coment on myi post I would like to hear from all of you.

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Posted in by Valery Chaves on 21 November 2012

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I had Bacterial Miningitis twice as an adult.

I had Bacterial meningitis when i was 26 and 28. I am now 43 and starting to have even worse headaches than before and sometimes when i drive i get blurred vision especially if i am tired. I also notice i cant answer someones question as fast as i used to. I dont remember things often. Just wondering if there is any help out there for someone who doesnt have health insurance. The first time i had it i recovered pretty quick, the second time i was in the hospital for 39 days with a central line in my chest for over 3 months, and had Mastoid...

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Posted in by Jennifer beri on 23 October 2012

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