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Quinn Reecer's full story
  • USA
  • Bacterial meningitis, Pneumococcal
  • Baby 0-1
Quinn Reecer's story After noticing a fever in my four-month-old son, Quinn, I took him to the doctor, where we discovere...
Dionthe Hope's full story
  • USA
  • Fungal
  • Adult 25-59
Dionthe Hope's story I'm a kidney transplant recipient, so my immune system was compromised...

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Steve Smallcalder's full story
  • Australia
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Child 6-12
Steve Smallcalder's story My name’s Steve Smallcalder...
Claire Wright's full story
  • UK
  • 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...
Andrew  Higgins 's full story
  • USA
  • Viral
  • Adult 25-59
Andrew Higgins 's story In 2009, I developed a severe migraine, I took headache pills, but nothing worked...
Emil Sebastian Ugarte's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Toddler 1-3
Emil Sebastian Ugarte's story Our beautiful, healthy son was born on July 10th 1996...
Vanessa Vicente's full story
  • Brazil
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Baby 0-1
Vanessa Vicente's story Vanessa Vincente is running the 2025 London Marathon for Meningitis Research Foundation in memory of...
Nicola Murray's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Adult 25-59
Nicola Murray's story In August 2024 I had a run-of-the-mill cold...
Caleb Anders's full story
  • USA
  • Bacterial meningitis, Pneumococcal
  • Toddler 1-3
Caleb Anders' story I am living by the motto "If I cannot save my child, I will save all the other children". ...
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