Mother reveals two-year-old daughter’s flu-like symptoms were deadly meningitis

A mother has revealed how her two-year-old daughter had to have both legs amputated after contracting meningitis.  Restaurant manager Irisa Kelly, 27, of Syracuse, New York, became concerned after noticing her two-year-old daughter Riley had a high fever, lack of energy, and spots all over her body.   She rushed her daughter to hospital where her condition became … Read more

Woman who had twins via surrogate after decade fertility struggle reveals one is battling meningitis

A mother who welcomed premature twins via a surrogate after a 10-year fertility struggle which cost her over £120,000 admits she is ‘broken’ after one of the babies contracted a rare form of meningitis, while his brother remains in intensive care.  Lisa Clarke, 50, from Maidenhead, initially met her husband Ruston at a yoga retreat … Read more

Teen Tilly Lockey,who lost her hands to meningitis will be a TV presenter for children’s show

Teenager, 14, with bionic arms who lost her hands to meningitis as a baby lands job as TV presenter to front news show for youngsters  Tilly Lockey was diagnosed with meningitis when she was only 15 months old   The teenager was the first British child to use 3-D printed bionic arms She will be the … Read more

The Bachelor’s Sophie Tieman is on the mend after SHOCKING viral meningitis diagnosis

‘I left the house for a couple of hours today!’ The Bachelor’s Sophie Tieman is on the mend after SHOCKING viral meningitis diagnosis By Ali Daher and Kylie Walters For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:29 BST, 17 May 2020 | Updated: 09:34 BST, 17 May 2020 The Bachelor‘s Sophie Tieman revealed she was diagnosed with viral meningitis after … Read more

More than a MILLION people may have missed out on a meningitis vaccine due to an IT blunder

A 21-year-old man died after his GP failed to alert him he was eligible for a free meningitis vaccine due to a computer blunder.  Tim Mason began to fell unwell on March 15 last year but pushed on regardless. The following day, Mr Mason, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, woke in the early hours violently vomiting, prompting … Read more