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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.

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.an...
Chris Almazan's full story
  • USA
  • Bacterial meningitis, Meningococcal
  • Adult 25-59
Chris Almazan's story Hello Meningitis Surviviors,  I am from America, but I am not so different from all of you in ...

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Andy's full story
  • USA
  • Bacterial meningitis
Andy's story Andy Marso was a senior at the University of Kansas in 2004 when he contracted bacterial meningitis ...
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Katelyn Lazare's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • 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 NY for her second ye...
Parker Oconnor's full story
  • UK
  • Viral
  • Young child 3-5
Parker Oconnor's story My son had viral meningitis at fourteen weeks old.&n...
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 Meningococcal Meningitis Survivor – Kaya Luna Aisake – Born 21/11/13 VICTORIA, AUS...
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
  • Adult 25-59
Louise Davies's story I contracted meningitis in March 1989 when I was only 19 years old...
Icha's full story
  • Indonesia
  • Tuberculosis (TB)
Icha's story My name is Icha Krisdiana Agestasari...
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