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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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Mirain Jones's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Baby 0-1
Mirain Jones' story Our daughter Mirain was born in May 2024 and was a healthy, happy baby...
Millie Wilson's full story
  • Ireland
  • Bacterial meningitis, Other bacterial meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type
  • Toddler 1-3
Millie Wilson's story We were on our first family holiday when Millie took sick. M...
Kyra Romeo McRae's full story
  • Australia
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Baby 0-1
Kyra Romeo McRae's story Kyra was 17 days old when we took her to our local emergency with temperatures of 39 degrees and los...
Mhairi Easton's full story
  • UK
  • Other bacterial meningitis and septicaemia (sepsis) type
  • Young Adult 20-25
Mhairi Easton's story In 2023, at the age of 23 was the year I finally felt like I got my independence when I moved out my...
Eric Sharkey's full story
  • Ireland
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • 60+
Eric Sharkey's story My dad passed away from acute bacterial meningitis on the 29th July 2022...
Anaamika Gupta's full story
  • India
  • Bacterial meningitis, Meningococcal
  • Child 6-12
Anaamika Gupta's story My daughter Anaamika Gupta, aged twelve years, came home from school on 2nd July 2024 with a high gr...
Charity  Githuka's full story
  • Kenya
  • Group A meningococcal (Men A), Viral
  • Baby 0-1
Charity Githuka's story From April to October 1989, approximately 4000 cases of meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidi...
CoMO Member
Miranda Andree's full story
  • USA
  • Viral
  • Adult 25-59
Miranda Andree's story The week of April 3rd to 7th, 2023, I started having headaches...
Maria Alvarado's full story
  • USA
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Teenager
Maria Alvarado's story I was nineteen years old and I had just started my first quarter of college...
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