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Brave meningitis girl’s heartbreaking plea for prosthetics using moulds of...
A WOMAN whose feet were amputated after she suffered meningitis is appealing for people to donate £20,000 so she can have prosthetics made in the shape of her friend’s limbs.Charlene Colechin, 20, from...
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My boyfriend’s flu was actually meningitis… and he had to have both legs and...
A TEACHER who thought he was suffering from flu was actually battling meningitis and had to have both his legs and his fingers amputated after he was diagnosed with potentially deadly sepsis.Now, Greg...
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Mum’s horror as she watched deadly meningitis rash spread across her baby’s...
A MUM watched on in horror as a meningitis rash spread across her baby’s body in just 90-minutes while she waited for an ambulance.Reggie Thomas was just nine weeks old when the deadly infection took...
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Girl, 1, who lost all four limbs and sight after ‘worst case of meningitis...
A BABY girl has finally been given the green light to return home after surviving a rare strain of meningitis that robbed her of her legs and arms.Kia Gott, from Bradford, has spent the last seven...
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Over 30,000 women pound the pavement as part of the VHI Mini Marathon today –...
TODAY over 30,000 women will pound the pavement as part of the VHI Mini Marathon.Runners, walkers and joggers will kick off from Fitzwilliam Square and make their way around the 10km route as part of...
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Canary Islands holiday warning as bacteria outbreak leaves tourists at risk...
IRISH people heading to the Canary Islands on holiday are being warned to watch for the signs of a deadly bug.Thirteen tourists have fallen sick with the bacteria, which can trigger meningitis, blood...
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Make-up artist given £5k by Johnny Depp after losing toes to meningitis and...
A MAKE-UP artist lost her toes after a bout of flu turned out to be deadly meningitis and sepsis.The woman was working with Johnny Depp on the new Fantastic Beasts film when she became ill with...
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Teenager loses part of his leg and thumb after his parents mistook meningitis...
A TEENAGER lost part of his leg and thumb after his meningitis symptoms were mistaken for food poisoning.Mitchell Etherton, 14, was violently sick throughout the night after eating a bucket of fried...
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Little girl loses both feet after catching deadly meningitis from ‘SWIMMING...
A LITTLE girl has had both her feet amputated after contracting meningitis from “swimming in the sea”.Brogan Partridge was holidaying in Cornwell for her parents’ honeymoon when she was struck by the...
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Mum shares five-month agonising battle with meningitis after thinking it was...
LUCY DIXON called the NHS helpline over “a tummy bug” – then woke up a month later in hospital.After collapsing at home, the single mum, 39, was rushed to intensive care with meningitis. Her recovery...
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Family’s agony as boy, four, who fell ill on his first day of school dies of...
THE heartbroken family of a four-year-old boy who died of meningitis have released a picture of him critically ill in a hospital bed – as they revealed he didn’t get to attend his second day at...
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Boy, 4, who died of meningitis after first day at school missed out on...
A BOY who died of blood poisoning triggered by meningitis, missed out on a potentially life-saving vaccine, his heartbroken family has revealed.Alfie, whose surname was not release at the request of...
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Woman, 25, dies of meningitis days after being sent home from hospital...
A WOMAN died from meningitis just days after being sent home from hospital where her symptoms were mistaken for a panic attack.Sarah Cullen, 25, started experiencing numbness, slurred speech and...
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Don’t mistake symptoms of deadly meningitis for a HANGOVER, doctors warned
DOCTORS may be missing the symptoms of a new deadly strain of meningitis in young people, experts are warning.A letter from public health experts has warned that teenagers who have the disease could be...
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Deadly meningitis infects three times as many uni students – the signs you...
UNIVERSITY students are three times more likely to catch a deadly strain of meningitis, experts have warned.Meningitis B can be fatal in less than 24 hours if the bacteria enters the bloodstream to...
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HSE confirm three deaths as they warn of worrying increase of infection that...
THE HSE has warned the public of a dangerous increase of an infection that can cause meningitis and septicaemia in Ireland in recent weeks after the deaths of three people.A total of 11 cases have been...
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Parents urged to check children’s meningitis vaccination records after three...
PARENTS are being urged to check their children’s meningitis vaccination records after three deaths in Ireland in the past three weeks.The HSE revealed yesterday that three people had died with a total...
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Meath mum who saw both her kids battle meningitis B calls for free vaccine...
A MUM who saw both her kids battle meningitis B says a vaccine for the deadly disease should be given to everybody “sooner rather than later”.Denise and James Brady suffered every parent’s worst...
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Mum’s agony as daughter, 13, dies of meningitis just TWO DAYS after waking up...
A DEVASTATED mum has told of her heartbreak after losing her teenage daughter to meningitis and septicaemia.13-year-old Maisie Dicks, from Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, died on New Year’s Day – just...
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Health officials probe possible 12th meningitis victim in Ireland with 11...
IRISH health officials are probing another possible case of meningitis in Ireland with 11 people diagnosed so far and three dead.The HSE has revealed a possible 12th case is currently being...
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