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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.

Ollie Davies's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Teenager
Ollie Davies' story To mark the 25th anniversary of the tragic passing of much-loved hockey goalkeeper Eddie Rosen,...
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...

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JulieAnne Gauvreau's full story
  • Canada
  • Unknown meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type
  • Teenager
JulieAnne Gauvreau's story In January 2024, when I was nineteen years old, I went on a trip with my friends to Portugal...
Eliana Shaw-Lothian's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis, Group B meningococcal (MenB)
  • Teenager
Eliana Shaw-Lothian's story During my first year at university I was living in student accommodation and one day in October I fe...
Arthur Kilcran's full story
  • UK
  • Pneumococcal
  • Toddler 1-3
Arthur Kilcran's story In January 2023, my husband, Billy and I took our little boy, Arthur, to hospital as he was unwell a...
Steve Malcolm's full story
  • UK
  • Meningococcal
  • Adult 25-59
Steve Malcolm's story In October 1991, my parents and I lived in Cornwall, and we were visiting my grandparents in Yorkshi...
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Kyra Romeo McRae's full story
  • Australia
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Baby 0-1
Kyra Romeo McRae's story Kyra was 17 days old when we took her to our local emergency with temperatures of 39 degrees and los...
Mhairi Easton's full story
  • UK
  • Other bacterial meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type
  • Young Adult 20-25
Mhairi Easton's story In 2023, at the age of 23 was the year I finally felt like I got my independence when I moved out of...
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Maria Alvarado's full story
  • USA
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Teenager
Maria Alvarado's story I was nineteen years old and I had just started my first quarter of college...
Rachel Daniels's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis, Other bacterial meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type
  • Teenager
Rachel Daniels' story For my 17th birthday, I celebrated with a big group of friends at a university campus...
Marsha  Pearson's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis, Pneumococcal
  • Adult 25-59
Marsha Pearson's story On the Friday I felt great, I had ran 5k the day before at the gym and now I was conducting intervie...
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