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Spencer Dayman
Aged 14 months
It was the 1st November
in the early afternoon
when my wife Gloria
called me at the office
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Callum Adamson
Aged 10 weeks
It was 4.30 in the
morning on 30th
December 1999, when
Callum woke up
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Dylan Stott
Aged 21 months
Saturday 6th August
2005 was a day which
started like any other.
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Marshall Janson
Aged one year
Survivor
Marshall fell ill with meningitis
just days after his first birthday, causing him to lose both his
hands and legs to septicaemia. Thousands of pounds have been raised to help the inspirational tot.
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Georgia Keeling
Aged two years
Strep A Meningitis
Toddler Georgia's death hit
the headline in August 2009
after doctors twice mis-
diagnosed her as having
swine flu.
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Ella Funnell
Aged 18 days
GBS Meningitis
Ella's parents were devastated
when their "perfect and
contented" baby daughter died suddenly at just 18 days old, less than 24 hours after showing any signs of being ill.
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Alexandra Hird
Aged 19 years
Survivor
Alexandra began to feel unwell before her last exam but felt
she had to take it. Just the next
day she was rushed to hospital
fighting for her life.
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Lucie Wood
Aged five months
Survivor
A doctor initially told Lucie's
mum that there was nothing
to worry about but she insisted
on a second opinion and
rushed to hospital, where Lucie was treated just in time.
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Steve Drew
Aged 38 years
Survivor
When Steve had a headache
and was unable to look at the light, doctors thought he was concussed from rugby. But
alarm bells rang when he couldn't get out of bed on Christmas day.
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Ben Sillwood
Aged 13 months
Pneumococcal meningitis
Doctors dismissed Ben's symptoms as a viral infection
but he had pneumococcal meningitis and sadly died.
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Layton Cleaver
Aged 16 months
Layton will be remembered
as a happy and lively
character, whose short and unexpected fight with
meningitis has prompted a
fundraising campaign.
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Callum Mills
Aged 10 days
Strep B meningitis survivor
Soon after Callum was born excitement turned to panic -
he was a "time bomb" as strep
B meningitis left him fighting
for his life at 10 days old.
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Taylor-Rae Guerrero
Aged 17 months
Survivor
Taylor's heart stopped twice
as she battled meningococcal
septicaemia and swine flu but
she's gone on to make a
miraculous recovery.
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Jaimie Skaife
Aged 20 years
Survivor
Sports student Jaimie was
found dangerously ill in
her bed at university. Her
housemate's quick-thinking
saved her life.
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Amy Kilpatrick
Aged 30
Survivor
Amy faced a frightening
time when she was rushed to
hospital with meningitis at
the same time as her young
son.
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Robbie Jones
Aged 23 months
Survivor
Little fighter Robbie has
captured people's hearts
with his bravery after losing
both legs to meningococcal septicaemia.
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Gillian Redman
Aged 31 years
Gillian was 28 weeks pregnant
when she fell ill with meningitis.
Her daughter Grace was born
as she fought for her life but
sadly neither pulled through.
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Amelia Dawson
Aged five months
Survivor
Doctors feared the worst
when Amelia was brought
into hospital but the hardy
youngster has pulled through,
although now suffers from
epilepsy.
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David Fay
Aged 31 years
After five days of showing
classic flu-like symptoms,
David became confused and agitated. He sadly died from meningoencephalitis.
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Owain McGee
Aged 15 months
The "horrific" period when
Owain battled for his life
began a week after he
returned from a family
holiday.
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Ruby Burrell
Aged 21 months
Beautiful Ruby died within
hours of her parents spotting
a tiny bruise mark on her arm. The septicaemia was so aggressive that it covered her stomach in no time.
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Ashley Scriven
Aged 7 years
Ashley was a typical fun-
loving mischievous boy
who filled the hearts of
so many people with so
much love.
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Corine Rae Hill
Aged 11 years
The 2nd April 2001
started like any other
Monday morning, but
turned out to be the worst
day of my life.
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Martin Finch
Aged 14 years
We were confronted
with meningitis very
suddenly with the loss
of our 14-year-old son
Martin on the 8th December
1999.
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Lisa Richardson
Aged 19 years
The day before Lisa
became ill we were at
the Metro Centre in
Gateshead, doing
some Christmas
shopping.
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Kevin Leaver
Aged 50 years
On the first day of the
new millennium my
husband and I walked
on Ilkley Moor.
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Sean Coughlan
Aged 12 years
Survivor
Some people are lucky
enough to survive meningitis,
but even then the effects can
be long-lasting, for both the
patient and their family and
friends.
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Grace Merridan
Aged 15 years
Grace suffered a "triple-whammy" of diseases when
she fell ill with meningitis and encephalitis before catching
swine flu in hospital.
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Thomas Martin
Aged two years
The doctor discovered big
black blotches when she lifted Thomas' top. He was rushed to hospital but died an hour
later.
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Harry Keys
Aged 11 days
Group B Strep Survivor
Harry's mum cried solidly for
24 hours as doctors battled
to save his life. Thankfully his tiny body miraculously
withstood the damage being caused by meningitis.
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Amber Joel
Aged 10 years
Amber Joel died at the
age of 10 in 2006 after
doctors initially diagnosed
a gastric infection.
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Eliza Grime
Aged 5 years
Survivor
Eliza Grime, now five,
brought tears to her
consultants' eyes when
she walked out of
hospital after battling
pneumococcal meningitis.
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Helen Cadden
Richard Murphy
Aged 18 & 19 years
Teenage friends Helen
Cadden and Richard Murphy
were both killed by
Meningitis in 2001
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Helen Laing
Aged 24 years
Helen Laing, a caring
hardworking 24-year-old,
died of meningococcal
septicaemia, just four months
after qualifying for her dream
job as a nursery nurse.
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Kate Burke
Aged 20 years
Survivor
A- Level student Kate
Burke says she's only
alive because her mum
trusted her instincts.
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Lucy Hartley
Aged 20 years
Survivor
When Lucy Hartley,20,
fell ill with meningitis
she thought it was a
hangover.
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Lyndon Longhorne
Aged 9 months
Survivor
Lyndon Longhorne lost his
legs and a hand to meningitis
but he's now an inspiration to
thousands.
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Jamie Cowey
Aged 9 months
Jamie Cowey died in 2004
from meningicoccal
septicaemia, aged just
nine months
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Jacob Brown
Aged 6 months
Jacob had just learnt
to say his first words
when he fell ill, which
his parents put down to
teething.
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Jodie Savage
Aged 16 years
Survivor
Jodie battled to stay alive
when she was six-months-old,
now she reflects on what a
frightening time it was for her
family and how lucky she is.
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Liam Elliott
Aged 16 months
Liam was the apple of his
parents' eye, a bright and
bubbly toddler with everything
to live for, a real source of
joy to his family.
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Daniel and Lewis Wood
Aged five and two
Survivors
Watching one child battle
back from meningitis was
hard enough, but the Woods
had to cope with two of their
sons being struck down just
six months apart.
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Hazel Southam
Survivor
Viral Meningitis
Journalist Hazel Southam had
recently returned from an
assignment in Jordan in April
2009 when she started to feel
ill with flu-like symptoms.
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Taylor Westley-Smith
Aged 9 months
His parents thought he had
chicken pox but their
"beautiful boy" Taylor was
battling meningitis and sadly
died within 15 hours of falling
ill.
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Paige Ritchie
Survivor
Aged 9 months
Paige's mum will never forget the moment when her baby daughter's eyes rolled as she held her in her arms, just minutes before meningitis was diagnosed.
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Jessica Morgan
Aged 2 years
Jessica was misdiagnosed
with gastroenteritis and sent
home from hospital. She
died the next morning. Her
mum Kelly has been trying to
raise awareness ever since.
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Liam Newman
Aged 6 years
Liam complained of a
headache, was sick and
said his little toe hurt -
symptoms his mum Claire
now knows point to
meningitis.
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Lily Knott
Aged 19 days
Strep B Meningitis survivor
Lily was just 19 days old when
her parents awoke to find her
grey and lifeless. They thought
she was dead.
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Gemma Drury
Aged 17 years
Survivor
Gemma hit the headlines in
July 2009 when she almost
died from meningitis after
doctors misdiagnosed it as
swine flu.
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Rebecca Williams
Aged 33 years
Survivor
Rebecca fell ill with meningitis
when she was 21 weeks
pregnant, which doctors
initially dismissed as a
migrane.
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Emma Mackay
Aged 32 years
Survivor
Emma had been feeling under
the weather for a week but
thought nothing of it, until she
could barely stand, was
confused and started acting strangely.
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Helen Kearney
Aged 16 years
Survivor
When Helen fell desperately
ill with the brain bug two years
ago, it initially left her unable
to walk and facing a long
recovery period.
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Elliott Thornber
Aged one year
Survivor
Elliott fell ill at just seven
weeks old, when a rash
covered his body in just
four minutes. Doctors now
call him a "superstar baby".
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Ewan Cooke
Aged six days
E.coli meningitis survivor
Ewan's parents faced seven
months of uncertainty after
he fell ill with an unusual
form of meningitis.
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Rory McNee
15 months
Pneumococcal meningitis
and HUS survivor
Rory was fighting for life in
hospital when he was also
struck down with a rare but
severe condition which causes
kidney failure.
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David Coppin
Aged 19 years
Survivor
There were cheers of joy
when student David awoke
unscathed after being in a
coma for a week having
dramatically fallen ill.
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Aaliyah Wells
Aged four years
Aaliyah's family were proud
of their little princess and how
she was overcoming being
born without a hip. But,
tragedy struck when she fell
ill with meningitis.
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Liam Keeling
Aged 13 years
Liam was a fit and healthy
footballer, who fell ill with
swine flu shortly after his 13th birthday. The virus weakened
his immune system and he
was unable to battle the
meningitis bug.
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Alkin Ahmetaj
Aged nine years
Survivor
The speed at which he fell ill,
and the emotional rollercoaster
that was to follow, has made
his family realise just how
lucky they are that he pulled
through.
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Isabelle King
Aged 19 months
Survivor
Newspaper columnist Ray King described his family's anguish
when his granddaughter fell ill
with one of the deadliest
strains of the disease.
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Saleem Akintoye
Aged 21 years
When student Saleem spent
the day in bed with a hangover,
no one suspected he was
about to die from meningitis.
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Heather Crutchley
Aged three days
Group B Strep Survivor
Heather's parents feared
feared the worst for their
newborn when doctors
diagnosed meningitis but she's now a bright 13-year-old.
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Andrew Hession
Aged 21 years
Andrew thought he had an
upset stomach when he first
fell ill but was rushed to
hospital the next morning,
where doctors initially treated
him for diabetic ketoacidosis.
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Chris Pegler
Aged 18 years
Popular teenager Chris died within 24 hours of showing
any sign of being ill. His sudden death prompted a big
fundraising drive in his memory.
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Charlotte Nott
Aged three years
Survivor
Charlotte has lost all four of
her limbs to meningitis but
has proved an inspiration
to everyone she knows.
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Khiara Grigg
Aged 13 months
Survivor
Khiara's mum Carli knew something was seriously
wrong but doctors didn't
share her concerns.
A frantic and emotional
few days followed.
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Daniel Halford
Aged 18 years
Daniel showed no signs of
being unwell as he enjoyed
the Notting Hill Carnival.
But just three days later
he was in hospital fighting
for his life.
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Adrienne Murray
Aged 20 years
Survivor
Adrienne had enjoyed a nice
romantic dinner on Valentine's
Day when she started to feel
ill. Her boyfriend had to rush
her to hospital the next day.
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Joanna Rigby
Aged 43 years
Survivor
Joanna woke up with an excrutiating pain in her head, as though her brain was on fire. Doctors initially thought she was having a mental breakdown.
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Margaret Penman
Age 63
Margaret went to the doctor on New Year's Day, 2011, but was sent home with suspected swine flu. She sadly died five days later. Remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother, she was 63 when she lost her battle to meningitis.
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Ian North
Aged 22
Several weeks after being diagnosed with sinusitis, Ian North had sadly died. His mum has recounted the heart breaking days when what seemed like a cold which wouldn't go away turned into tragedy when she lost her son to meningitis.
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Elise Pickering
Aged 16
Elise was left with profound disabilities after she was struck down with meningitis at just four-weeks-old. Her mother Maria has told of the “great legacy” her “beautiful” daughter has left behind.
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Holly and Brooke Matthews
Aged 26 and 3 months
Survivors
After fighting meningitis at eight-years-old, Holly never expected her own baby daughter to be struck down with the potentially deadly brain bug years later.
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Declan Payne
Aged 2
Survivor
Declan's mum Lisa Payne recounts the terrifying ordeal last Christmas when she nearly lost her brave little son to meningoencephalitis.
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Mathew Johnstone
Aged 17
Survivor
The promising rugby player is learning how to walk again after the brain bug nearly killed him just days after his 17th birthday.
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George Lane
Aged 18
Survivor
After surviving meningitis an incredible four times, George is determined to raise awareness of this awful disease.
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Alicja Dancy
Aged 14-months
What was meant to be a happy family holiday ended in tragedy when her parents' 'little angel' fell ill the day before they were due to come home.
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Timothy O'Leary
Aged six months
The tiny tot's mum recounts the tragic last hours of her precious son's life before he lost his battle with meningococcal septicaemia.
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Kerry Mackinnon
Aged 33
Survivor
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Charlie McVey
Aged 14
Survivor
Charlie has been feeling unwell with the flu for several days when his mum Claire followed her instincts and called an ambulance after noticing a rash on her son.
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Oscar Hayes
Aged seven months Oscar was ill and doctos failed to intially diagnose him with meningitis. He tragically passed away. Oscar's mum Amy tells her story and wants people to trust their instincts if they suspect meningitis.
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