Meningitis in your words

Ruairí's mother, Mags, shares the story of losing him to pneumococcal meningitis.

Viv was in a coma for nine weeks with meningococcal septicaemia. Here she shares her experience of the after-effects.

Matthew talks about the effects of brain damage caused by pneumococcal meningitis on his son, Sam.

Melinda shares how having meningitis and sepsis at ten months has affected her daughter, Amelia.

Brian talks about losing his daughter, Elizabeth, to meningitis, and the benefits of new research.

Daraine talks about how losing her legs to meningococcal septicaemia has affected her life.

Sarah talks about her daughter Tilly's meningococcal septicaemia its after-effects, including amputations.

Ben, now a teenager, contracted Group B meningococcal disease aged three. He and his mum Christine share his story.

Yvonne in Northern Ireland talks about the loss of her young son, Jack, to Hib meningitis in 1999.

Gina talks about losing two sons to meningitis - Ryan, a university student, and Joe, who was only weeks old.

Kathleen talks about losing her legs to meningitis when she was at university, and how she's adjusted to the changes.

Skye's mum Gabi tells the story of her pneumococcal meningitis, and brave rehabilitation and recovery.