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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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Livia Wilson's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Teenager
Livia Wilson's story Our family wants to do all we can to stop another family from having to go through the heartache and...
James Patrice's full story
  • Ireland
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Child 6-12
James Patrice's story Irish TV presenter and social media creator, James Patrice, almost died of bacterial meningitis at t...
Connor Tomlinson's full story
  • UK
  • Pneumococcal
  • Baby 0-1
Connor Tomlinson's story My son contracted pneumococcal meningitis at the age of ten months old, what started with vomiting a...
Mason Paul Montague's full story
  • UK
  • Meningococcal
  • Toddler 1-3
Mason Paul Montague's story On November 30th 2016, Mason fell ill with meningococcal septicaemia. T...
Erin Lamond 's full story
  • UK
  • Escherichia coli (E. Coli)
Erin Lamond 's story My daughter contracted ecoli meningitis at 10 days old...
Cat  Shehu's full story
  • UK
  • GBS (Group B streptococcal)
  • Baby 0-1
Cat Shehu's story After successfully delivering four babies whilst being GBS-positive, I was naive to the possibility ...
Jane's full story
  • UK
Jane's story One sunny morning, I went to the post office and left my fiancé, Jane, making breakfast...
Dylan McNeil's full story
  • USA
  • Pneumococcal
  • Toddler 1-3
Dylan McNeil's story On 14 May 2007, a beautiful blonde, blue-eyed little boy named Dylan Robert McNeil was born into thi...
Kimberly's full story
  • USA
  • Group B meningococcal (MenB)
  • Teenager
Kimberly's story In June of 2012, my daughter Kimberly Coffey died from meningococcal disease - a vaccine-preventable...
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