My baby nearly died of measles and sepsis – because parents aren’t giving...
A MUM has warned all parents to vaccinate their kids after her son spent his first birthday in hospital.As little Levi Dale turned one he was fighting for his life having been diagnosed with measles,...
View ArticleDance teacher, 26, dies suddenly just one day after falling ill with meningitis
A YOUNG dance teacher died of meningitis just hours after falling ill.Kelsey Davidson, 26, passed away last Thursday after contracting the deadly disease just a day earlier.Kelsey died of meningitis...
View ArticleMy baby girl nearly died of meningitis but never developed tell-tale rash
THEY say a mother’s instinct is always right – and it’s something Sophie Whieldon is telling others.Her six-month-old daughter Niamh Redfern nearly died from meningitis which she says was twice missed...
View ArticleMy ‘worst meningitis ever’ baby was robbed of her limbs but I refused to let...
VIKKI Mitchell’s heart swelled with pride as she looked away from the kitchen sink and saw her youngest daughter take her first, unsteady steps towards her. Yet the milestone moment was bittersweet –...
View ArticleTot who lost both legs and all his fingers to meningitis swaps wheelchair for...
LEARNING to skateboard for the first time is normally a massive moment for any four-year-old.But for little Taylor Lewis, reaching such a pinnacle was even more special – because he has had both of his...
View Article‘Gorgeous girl’, 21, went to bed with a ‘groggy’ headache before mum found...
A 21-YEAR-OLD woman who went to bed feeling “groggy” with a headache died in her mum’s arms the next morning.Jessica Cain, 21, from Gateshead, contracted meningitis and septicaemia and died in...
View ArticleUniversity student dies suddenly from suspected meningitis
A STUDENT at Bath Spa University has died after contracting suspected meningitis, it has emerged.The third year business and management student was rushed to hospital at the weekend and passed away...
View ArticleMy boyfriend went to bed with a ‘cold’ but I woke up to his lifeless body
WHEN John Webster began sneezing and coughing, he thought he was coming down with a cold.Plagued by a nasty headache the 34-year-old went to bed.John Webster began sneezing and coughing and suffering a...
View ArticleTwo teen boys become the first ever to get meningitis from chickenpox vaccine
TWO teenagers have contracted meningitis after having the chickenpox vaccine in a rare case, it has emerged.The 14-year-old boys, who have not been named, had received the recommended two doses of the...
View ArticleMy boy died of meningitis hours after docs said he was ‘milking it’– I wish...
WHEN Georgie Hall’s son fell ill – she knew something was seriously wrong.Ollie, six, had always been a happy, playful little boy – but he’d suddenly become withdrawn and a rash had started to spread...
View ArticleMum begged hospital not to discharge baby – hours later he died of meningitis
A GRIEVING mum begged hospital staff not to discharge her baby – just hours before he died of meningitis and sepsis, an inquest heard.Muna Aburizeq called an ambulance after three-month-old Mohammed...
View Article‘Fit and healthy’ ballet star, 14, dies of rare meningitis on Christmas holiday
WHEN Valentina Sanna developed flu-like symptoms and a headache on Boxing Day, her family assumed she just had a bad cold.And given the youngster was a perfectly fit and healthy 14-year-old – the last...
View ArticleWoman who lost all her limbs at 18 creates stunning make-up looks thanks to...
A brave beauty vlogger who had all four limbs amputated after getting bacterial meningitis has won a legion of fans thanks to her stunning make-up looks. Kaitlyn Dobrow, 25, from southern California,...
View ArticleI woke up to find my fingers and toes had turned black after ‘flu’ turned out...
A WOMAN woke up to a living nightmare when she found her fingers and toes had turned black after a severe case of the flu turned out to be meningitis and sepsis.Juttima Chinnasri wasn’t alarmed when...
View ArticleRTE star James Patrice in tears as he speaks about near-death experience with...
RTE star James Patrice broke down into tears as he opened up about his near-death experience with meningitis and how it brought his family closer.When James was just 10 years old shortly after...
View ArticleI woke up to find my leg amputated after hot tub party left me battling...
A YOUNG woman was forced to have her leg amputated after a hot tub party left her battling deadly meningitis.Lauren Briggs woke up at her friend’s house unable to breathe in January after spending the...
View ArticleThe dangers lurking in your hot tub – and 5 cleaning tips to try
SUMMER has finally arrived and many Brits wants to spend more time in their gardens – and if you’re lucky enough you might even be relaxing in hot tub.If you’re taking a dip it’s important to keep your...
View ArticleJames Patrice says his ‘life flashed before his eyes’ when he got sick with...
JAMES Patrice has said his life flashed before his eyes when he was in intensive care with meningitis. The online sensation had bacterial meningitis and septicaemia just weeks before his 11th birthday....
View ArticleMichelle Heaton’s Irish husband says docs warned the popstar was ‘going to...
MICHELLE Heaton’s Irish husband has told how medics warned she was “going to die” because of her booze addiction.The Liberty X singer shocked fans when she revealed she had been to rehab in the UK’s...
View ArticleBucks Fizz’s Jay Aston breaks down in tears on Loose Women over daughter’s...
BUCKS Fizz legend Jay Aston broke down in tears talking about how she came so close to losing her teenage daughter.Jay’s daughter Josie was rushed to hospital last month and almost died from bacterial...
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