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As we head towards 2030, people are adding their stories every day. So, whether you want to motivate and inspire others or want to read people’s experiences of meningitis and sepsis, you’ll find a story that resonates and reminds you that you are never alone.

Claire Wright's full story
  • Bacterial meningitis
Claire Wright's story 2025 marks fifteen years since I joined Meningitis Research Foundation – something that feels ...
Heidi Ellingham's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis, Unknown meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type
  • Teenager
Heidi Ellingham's story When I was eighteen years old, I was living in London. The weekend before, I had visited...

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Pip Davies's full story
  • UK
  • Viral
  • Baby 0-1
Pip Davies' story
Jack's full story
  • UK
  • Other bacterial meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type
  • Child 6-12
Jack's story Sharing Jack's story is valuable because he did not experience all of the typical, ‘tick-b...
Anita Delandro's full story
  • Australia
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Toddler 1-3
Anita Delandro's story I had an episode at age eighteen months, but had two further episodes before the cause was discovere...
Joseck Sande's full story
  • Kenya
  • Other bacterial meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type
  • Toddler 1-3
Joseck Sande's story I developed in 1997 I was years old...
Mirain Jones's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Baby 0-1
Mirain Jones' story Our daughter Mirain was born in May 2024 and was a healthy, happy baby...
Lauren Plumtree's full story
  • UK
  • Escherichia coli (E. Coli), Other bacterial meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type
  • Baby 0-1
Lauren Plumtree's story At 7:10 am on the 1st October 1990, Lauren was born and 36 hours later she was taken into intensive ...
Simone Shoffman's full story
  • UK
  • Viral
  • Toddler 1-3
Simone Shoffman's story Social media influencer Simone, also known Si Si, Shoffm...
Hayley Tamaddon's full story
  • UK
  • Viral
  • Adult 25-59
Hayley Tamaddon's story Actress, Hayley Tamaddon, famous for her roles in Emmerdale and Coronation Street, contracted mening...
Susan Goto's full story
  • UK
  • Unknown meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type
  • Baby 0-1
Susan Goto's story I was diagnosed with meningitis just before my first birthday 69 years ago...
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