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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.

Amanda Warnett's full story
  • UK
  • Meningococcal, Other bacterial meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type
  • Baby 0-1
Amanda Warnett's story Aimee was born on 20th November, 1987, a baby sister to Kirsty, then aged 21 months...
Lewis Bell's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis, Group W meningococcal (Men W)
  • Child 6-12
Lewis Bell's story I was called to pick up Lewis, my ten-year-old son, from school because he had a headache. He said h...

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Katelyn Lazare's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis, Group B meningococcal (MenB)
  • Teenager
Katelyn Lazare's story Katelyn was just fifteen years old when she lost her life to this cruel disease...
Scott Stillman's full story
  • USA
  • Unknown meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type, Viral
  • Adult 25-59
Scott Stillman's story In August 2021, our daughter Lucy returned to St Lawrence University in upstate New York for her sec...
Parker Oconnor's full story
  • UK
  • Viral
  • Baby 0-1
Parker Oconnor's story My son had viral meningitis at fourteen weeks old. ...
Dina Simei  Román Díaz 's full story
  • South America
  • Fungal
  • Adult 25-59
Dina Simei Román Díaz 's story Soy Dina Simei Román Díaz Psicologa, pero antes que todo una mujer de fe...
Kaya Luna Aisake 's full story
  • Australia
  • Bacterial meningitis, Group B meningococcal (MenB)
  • Child 6-12
Kaya Luna Aisake 's story The life of Kaya Luna (so far): For eight years, I’ve cried on my daughter’s birthday. ...
Leanne Smith's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis, Viral
Leanne Smith's story Social media influencer and mum of two, Leanne Smith, also known as Busy...
Louise Davies's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Teenager
Louise Davies' story I contracted meningitis in March 1989 when I was only nineteen years old...
Sylvia Djawahir's full story
  • Indonesia
  • Tuberculosis (TB)
  • Young Adult 20-25
Sylvia Djawahir's story I am 58 years old by the time I am writing this story...
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