Meningitis in your words

David Dzierozynski's story

  • Location: England
  • Categories: Tuberculosis (TB)
  • Age: Baby 0-1
  • Relationship: Self
  • Outcome: Recovery with after effects
  • After effects: Co-ordination problems
David Dzierozynski

Hi there.

I'm David and I'm a TB meningitis and grand mal convulsions survivor.

I contracted TB meningitis  in 1971 where I was rushed to Sheffield Children's Hospital seriously ill. 

My mum told me I spent 2 years in hospital where at one point I was pronounced dead.

"I'm left with disabilities, mainly mental ones.I suffer with chronic migraines and depression."

I was born right handed but the illness attacked my whole right side and so I had to re learn everything with my left side.

I'm left with disabilities, mainly mental ones.I suffer with chronic migraines and depression.

David Dzierozynski
January 2015