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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.

Gracie Hawkins's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis, Viral
  • Teenager
Gracie Hawkins' story Hi, I’m Grace and this year I’m proud to be running the Manchester Half Marathon to rais...
Persephone W's full story
  • Australia
  • Viral
  • Baby 0-1
Persephone W's story My daughter was seven weeks old when she contracted viral meningitis. My now ex-partner, I and our t...

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Gracie Hawkins's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis, Viral
  • Teenager
Gracie Hawkins' story Hi, I’m Grace and this year I’m proud to be running the Manchester Half Marathon to rais...
Rodolpho Riskalla's full story
  • Brazil
  • Bacterial meningitis, Group B meningococcal (MenB)
  • Adult 25-59
Rodolpho Riskalla's story Hello, my name is Rodolpho, and I am originally from Sao Paulo in Brazil.&n...
Mason Swindells 's full story
  • UK
  • Meningococcal, Viral
Mason Swindells 's story Mason was rushed to hospital at fourteen months old with stomach pain before he was admitted to the ...
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...
Vanessa Vicente's full story
  • Brazil
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Baby 0-1
Vanessa Vicente's story Vanessa Vincente is running the 2025 London Marathon for Meningitis Research Foundation in memory of...
Rebecca Goddard's full story
  • UK
  • Meningococcal
  • Child 6-12
Rebecca Goddard's story In 1983 I was seven years old...
Percilla Ann Marie April-Hodge's full story
  • USA
  • Pneumococcal
  • Adult 25-59
Percilla Ann Marie April-Hodge's story On July 26, 2018, my son Shaquille Hodge lost his wife Percilla Hodge to pneumococcal meningitis. T...
CoMO Member
Jayme Fahrer's full story
  • USA
  • Bacterial meningitis, Meningococcal
  • Young Adult 20-25
Jayme Fahrer's story In April 2009, my life took a dramatic and unexpected turn. I...
CoMO Member
Kay Taylor's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Young child 3-5
Kay Taylor's story It was a Saturday night in September and my partner, Graham, and I were enjoying a takeaway meal whe...
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