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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.

Rodolpho Riskalla's full story
  • Brazil
  • Bacterial meningitis, Group B meningococcal (MenB)
  • Adult 25-59
Rodolpho Riskalla's story Hello, my name is Rodolpho, and I am originally from Sao Paulo in Brazil.&n...
Toby Gott's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Baby 0-1
Toby Gott's story Our son Toby was born in February 2016...

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Sophia Speirs's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis, Meningococcal
  • Young Adult 20-25
Sophia Speirs' story Sophia was in the second term of her first year and was really into the swing of life as a student a...
Tendai David Muranganwa's full story
  • Zimbabwe
  • Fungal
  • Adult 25-59
Tendai David Muranganwa's story When I opened my eyes on 23rd December 2015 with mild trepidation, I knew that it was time for me to...
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Wilson Goodrich's full story
  • USA
  • Fungal
  • Adult 25-59
Wilson Goodrich's story My son had cryptococcal meningitis, it went misdiagnosed until he had a life-changing seizure in alc...
Earl Falconer's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • 60+
Earl Falconer's story UB40 bassist, Earl Falconer, was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis when he became unwell after ret...
Anita Delandro's full story
  • Australia
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Toddler 1-3
Anita Delandro's story I had an episode at age eighteen months, but had two further episodes before the cause was discovere...
Scott Crichton's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Adult 25-59
Scott Crichton's story Boxing Day 2022, I started to feel a sudden migraine developing...
Poppy-Jo Adam's full story
  • UK
  • Meningococcal
  • Baby 0-1
Poppy-Jo Adam's story Poppy-Jo was only three weeks old when we woke in the middle of the night to find her making strange...
Elsie Rose Diamond's full story
  • UK
  • GBS (Group B streptococcal)
  • Baby 0-1
Elsie Rose Diamond's story Elsie was born spontaneously at 27+6 weeks back in August 2020. I...
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...
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