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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.

Claire Wright's full story
  • Bacterial meningitis
Claire Wright's story 2025 marks fifteen years since I joined Meningitis Research Foundation – something that feels ...
Heidi Ellingham's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis, Unknown meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type
  • Teenager
Heidi Ellingham's story When I was eighteen years old, I was living in London. The weekend before, I had visited...

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Paul Inkpen's full story
  • India
  • Viral
Paul Inkpen's story Initially, I had hydrocephalus and was hospitalised for procedural operation...
Conor Heaviside's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Baby 0-1
Conor Heaviside's story My son contracted bacterial meningitis in January 1996 when he was nine months old. He was rush...
Michael Rosen's full story
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Teenager
Michael Rosen's story “When you can put your kid to bed at night and they are dead in the morning, it’s like f...
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...
Ellie Challis's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Baby 0-1
Ellie Challis' story Ellie Challis is a quadruple amputee, having contracted bacterial meningitis as a baby. She is no...
Jimmy Yuill's full story
  • Bacterial meningitis
Jimmy Yuill's story Actor Jimmy Yuill contracted meningitis in 1998. He shares...
Joseck Sande's full story
  • Kenya
  • Other bacterial meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type
  • Toddler 1-3
Joseck Sande's story I developed in 1997 I was years old...
Sean Doyle's full story
  • UK
  • Viral
  • Adult 25-59
Sean Doyle's story Hello, My names Sean and I am 58. In 2019, I ...
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