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Your latest stories - in your words.

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.

Wyatt Howard's full story
  • USA
  • Viral
  • Baby 0-1
Wyatt Howard's story My newborn son started showing signs of a viral illness at around two weeks of age like a snotty nos...
Ellé Schofield's full story
  • UK
  • Viral
  • Young Adult 20-25
Ellé Schofield's story My story – living with the lasting effects of meningitis encephalitis I was 24 when my life c...

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Violet Hensch's full story
  • USA
  • Bacterial meningitis, GBS (Group B streptococcal)
  • Baby 0-1
Violet Hensch's story Two days before Violet turned one month old, she was acting very unusual during the night...
Elliot McWilliams's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Baby 0-1
Elliot McWilliams' story On Thursday, 16th November 2023, at two and a half weeks old, our son Elliot was diagnosed with...
Gema Casino's full story
  • Spain
  • Viral
  • Young child 3-5
Gema Casino's story Soy Gema Casino Penalba, nacida en Valencia (España)...
Ana Castillo's full story
  • Spain
  • Group B meningococcal (MenB), Meningococcal
  • Adult 25-59
Ana Castillo's story Mi historia no tiene un pasado. No sé cómo empezó todo ni cómo se...
CoMO Member
Isabell  Wachera's full story
  • Kenya
  • Tuberculosis (TB)
  • Adult 25-59
Isabell Wachera's story My journey as a TB meningitis survivor I started having seizures in 2020, but every time I went to ...
CoMO Member
Andrew Bruhn's full story
  • USA
  • Hib (Haemophilus Influenzae B)
  • Baby 0-1
Andrew Bruhn's story My mom wrote down this story of my meningitis journey, which I’d like to share first. A...
Olivia Griffiths's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Adult 25-59
Olivia Griffiths' story I was a secondary school teacher and thriving in my career; however, I was under a lot of pressure a...
Rushaan Jacobs's full story
  • South Africa
  • Bacterial meningitis, GAS (Group A streptococcal), Other bacterial meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type
  • Adult 25-59
Rushaan Jacobs' story Hello all meningitis survivors...
CoMO Member
Toby Gott's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Baby 0-1
Toby Gott's story Our son Toby was born in February 2016...
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