Meningitis in your words

Viral meningitis changed Ellé's life at 24. But recovery, hope and resilience have shaped her journey since.

Emma shares her story of every parents worst nightmare: her newborn son's diagnosis with viral meningitis.

Annerine was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis despite showing no initial symptoms. She shares her story to help others.

Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (CoMO) member Emma shares her experience with meningitis.

Jake has had meningitis six times as a result of complications from cholesteatomas. Here shares his story, including the after-effects he's experienced.

Daisy's mother Louise shares the story of her bacterial meningitis as a newborn and her subsequent recovery.

Debbie shares the story of her son Reilly’s e.coli meningitis and the after-effects he's experienced.

Christopher tells his story of overcoming bacterial meningitis and his achievements since then.

Evelyn from Blantyre in Malawi tells us about how her seven-month-old daughter Ruth became ill with meningitis.

Gemma describes the worst two weeks of her life when her son, Matthew, contracted meningococcal septicaemia at 13 months old.

Nigel’s mother Pauline tells the story of his diagnosis with tuberculosis meningitis aged four and its after-effects.

Kirsty shares the challenges she has faced since her diagnosis of pneumococcal meningitis as a toddler.