Meningitis in your words

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

Kayleigh shares how meningococcal sepsis nearly took her daughter’s life, the life-saving care that followed and the long-term impact of the disease.

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

Drew contracted meningitis as a teenager, about a year after his brother had the disease. They later discovered it was due to a rare genetic deficiency.

After surviving bacterial meningitis and losing his limbs, Davide rebuilt his life as a para-athlete, motivational speaker and co-creator of the Meningitis Flag.

Kaya was just a toddler when she was diagnosed with meningitis. Her mother, Candice Patrick, shares their family’s experience.

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

Christina, from Ndirande in Malawi, describes when her five-year-old son Bright had meningitis in 2015.

Jamie shares his difficult recovery from meningitis and the effects it's had on his mental health.

Fiona shares the story of her daughter Lucy’s diagnosis with meningococcal meningitis and her recovery.

Tracey talks about how the after-effects of bacterial meningitis have impacted her physical and mental health.

Misty shares the story of her son Boyd’s tragic death from meningitis aged 7 and a half.