Meningitis in your words

Author and poet Michael lost his son, Eddie, to meningitis in 1999, when Eddie was only eighteen years old.

Amanda pays tribute to her daughter Aimee, who she lost to meningococcal septicaemia and whose memory she honours by fundraising.

Ollie, Eddie Rosen's hockey teammate, shares his memories of Eddie and the story behind Big Eddie's Joke Book.

Brett shares his experience of losing his son, Lucas, to meningitis and the legacy he has left behind.

Jordan shares the heartbreaking story of losing her two-year-old son, Caleb, to bacterial meningitis, and how she is turning her grief into action.

After losing her only son, Spencer, to meningitis, Marcia shares their story to raise awareness of symptoms and the importance of vaccines.

Meningitis Research Foundation Ambassador Onaiza Fice shares the story of losing her baby son, Zain, to sepsis when he was just one month old.

Cat shares her experience of losing a baby to group B strep at 24 weeks and the birth of her subsequent daughter.

Livia's parents share their experience of losing their daughter to meningitis and the work they're doing to raise awareness of the disease.

Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (CoMO) members Siobhan and Noel share the story of losing their four-year-old daughter Aoibhe to meningitis.

David died of meningococcal septicaemia in 1999. His mother Maureen shares his story.

Zoey shares the story of how she lost her partner Dan to meningitis on Christmas Eve in 2014.