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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.

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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Jonathan  Brough's full story
  • Canada
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Teenager
Jonathan Brough's story My name is Jonathan...
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...
Andrew  Higgins 's full story
  • USA
  • Viral
  • Adult 25-59
Andrew Higgins 's story In 2009, I developed a severe migraine, I took headache pills, but nothing worked...
Isabelle Weall's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis, Group B meningococcal (MenB)
  • Child 6-12
Isabelle Weall's story My meningitis experience When I was seven years old, I was diagnosed with meningitis. I went t...
Cameron's full story
  • Australia
  • Pneumococcal
  • Baby 0-1
Cameron's story Cameron was five and a half months old when he developed pneumococcal meningitis in a remote country...
Bonnie's full story
  • USA
  • Unknown meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type
  • Young child 3-5
Bonnie's story Jim and Sue’s story (Bonnie’s parents): Bonnie had been sick for a couple of days aroun...
Sam 's full story
  • USA
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Baby 0-1
Sam 's story It was in a hospital room as a child that I began to create art...
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Parker Bryant's full story
  • UK
  • Pneumococcal
  • Baby 0-1
Parker Bryant's story Parker was seven months old when he was diagnosed with meningitis...
Paul Challis's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Toddler 1-3
Paul Challis' story Paul Challis describes how his daughter, Ellie, had her life changed forever when she contracted bac...
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