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The teenager who's chilling proof that it's not just little children who are struck by meningitis

23.11.10

TWO of Meningitis UK's supporters are featured in the Daily Mail to raise awareness that anyone of any age can fall ill with the deadly brain bug.

Nicole Wilson's inspirational outlook after losing both legs to the disease highlights the devastation caused by meningitis, while Saleem Akintoye's tragic death shows how easy it is to confuse the symptoms of meningitis with a hangover.

Read the full feature on the Daily Mail website (external link)

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cathy hartland
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Reply #1 on : Thu December 23, 2010, 22:32:03

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my 55 year old sister in law suffered almost the same thing ,with very similar results,and the doctors at north manchester general didn,t Know what was the cause.

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