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‘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...
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Woman 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,...
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I 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...
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I 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...
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The 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...
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Bucks 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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Loose Women’s Sunetra Sarker causes fury with ‘disappointing’ joke about...
CASUALTY star Sunetra Sarker has angered grieving relatives with a joke about meningitis on TV.The 48-year-old said on Loose Women she would rather deal with “meningitis on Casualty” than look at...
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I thought I’d caught Covid from my flatmate until my mum urged me to call 999...
THE coronavirus pandemic has made us all suspicious of aches and pains.So when Alice Jenkins woke up with aching limbs and a high temperature on May 18, she put it down to the bug.SWNSStudent Alice...
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Urgent warning to parents as just 1 in 20 know signs of deadly disease
PARENTS have been urged to brush up their knowledge when it comes to deadly meningitis and septicaemia. Experts have now warned that the illness is ‘more than a rash’, after it was revealed just one in...
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Six hours after my husband called to say our little girl was sick she died –...
A HEARTBROKEN mum has urged all parents to be on the lookout for signs of a deadly meningitis. Siobhan Carroll’s little girl Aoibhe had suddenly become unwell, and was suffering with sickness and...
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Mr Motivator in tears recounting grandchild’s death in emotional Morning Live...
MR Motivator was in tears as he recounted his granddaughter’s death during an emotional Morning Live interview.The popular exercise guru – real name Derrick Evans – was on the BBC show to raise...
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Hangover or something worse? How to tell if you’ve overindulged or you’re...
YOU’VE woken up to a pounding headache, you feel violently sick and you’re riddled with aches and pains – sound familiar?While winter bugs and viruses rampage through the population, millions of Brits...
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As Jeff Beck dies suddenly of meningitis at 78 – the 9 signs you must know
JEFF Beck, one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time, has died at the age of 78. The legendary musician died suddenly after contracting bacterial meningitis his family has revealed....
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Urgent warning as cases of deadly meningitis soar – the 6 signs you must know
MENINGITIS cases more than doubled last year after lockdown rules were lifted.Experts fear the deadly infection, which killed rocker Jeff Beck, 78, last month, is surging now that people are mixing...
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Urgent warning to parents over deadly meningitis threat to schoolkids – the 8...
THOUSANDS of schoolkids are at risk of potentially deadly meningitis and blood poisoning after a sharp decline in vaccine uptake.Jabs protect against the bacteria which lead to the infections, but many...
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Third person dies from fungal brain bug linked to cosmetic ops in Mexico – as...
A THIRD American has fallen victim to a fungal brain and spinal cord infection after travelling to Mexico for cosmetic procedures. Lauren Robinson, 29, was the latest victim of a fungal meningitis...
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Mum shares heartbreaking photos of baby son fighting for life as a stark...
HEARTBREAKING photos show three-week-old Alfie Gee fighting for life in hospital.The tot was battling meningitis and sepsis, which can be fatal. Instagram/MiniFirstAidAlfie Gee in hospital with...
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A ‘headache’ left every part of me totally paralysed – even my eyeballs… I...
WHEN Sophie Shuttleworth had a splitting headache at an arts festival, she thought she was just dehydrated.But within hours she was in a coma suffering from meningitis — and when she woke up three...
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Tragedy as ‘beautiful’ girl, 16, who ‘would help anyone in need’ dies days...
A TEENAGE girl who “would help anyone in need” died just days after Christmas.Imogen Boswell, 16, lost her life to meningitis on December 28. Imogen Boswell, 16, died from meningitis on December 28,...
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‘Healthy’ man, 20, died 48 hours after telling his mum he ‘felt rubbish and...
A HEALTHY and “full of life” 20-year-old man died after waking up and telling his mum he “felt rubbish” and had sore legs.Mackenzie Allan Scott Lowe, of Paisley, Glasgow had been enjoying a night out...
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