Personal Stories
Meningitis, Meningococcal and Pneumococcal touch many families across Australia every year. Every story will bring tears to your eyes – This is the reason Meningitis Centre Australia is here. Read their life-changing story below! These combined experiences are powerful testimony to support disease awareness and prevention at a national level.
Meningitis touches many families across Australia every year.
Below are personal stories from Australians who have faced meningitis.
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Holly Our Miracle Girl
Holly had left home bright and chirpy ready for a big day at daycare. But when her dad Graeme picked her up, she was very unwell.
A Young Doctor’s suspicion
Heather tells her story about her daughter Kylie who was only 4 months old at the time who contracted viral meningitis. Kylie is now 33 years old and is pictured here with her eldest daughter Caitlan.
My little Fighter!
Vodine Lunt tells us how she almost lost her 3 week old baby to meningitis.
Back from the brink!
Karen Perry tells us about how her hectic life came to a standstill one day, when she contracted meningitis.
A Force to be reckoned with
Laura and Brett Sheehan gave birth to their first new born and everything was going well until Good Friday in 2013 when their son Brody developed Meningococcal B.
Mum’s gut instinct
Kylie Fullard tells her story about the birth of her beautiful daughter Zaidee and how Kylie’s gut instinct pushed her to seek a second opinion.
The little angel who keeps flapping his wings
Tristan Grimston has conquered so many battles in his very young life and he’s not about to give up yet! His mum Phee is a strong community advocate for informing people about the disease, here’s her story….
The night my life changed
Kirsten Pedersen is a single working mum who contracted bacterial meningitis late in 2015. Juggling a career and family already makes for a very busy life, but to have to get through a debilitating disease like bacterial meningitis only adds to the worry.
Surviving a rare form of fungal meningitis
Tanya Orchard tells her brave story of recovering from a rare form of fungal meningitis. She still suffers long term side effects including PTSD and clinical depression from the trauma, 12 years later.
Heart wrenching start to life
Annabelle Fisk contracted the very rare Enterovirus Meningitis when she was a baby. Her mother Belinda explains how her baby daughter was rushed from Rockhampton to a Brisbane hospital for emergency treatment.
Never Forgotten
Debbie Sutton relives the painful day her daughter Rebecca contracted the rare form of fungal meningitis in Queensland.
A very Black Friday
Learn how Lauren Sims survived meningitis while heavily pregnant for her daughter Sophia.
The Scariest day of my life
Alicia tells us about the worst day of her life when her little baby Miles was struck down with Pneumococcal meningitis on the day of her daughter’s birthday.
My little mate.
Julie Duncan, mother of Geelong AFL star Mitch Duncan tells her story about the day she rushed her son to hospital after his high temperature wouldn’t go away.The Chaplain was brought in to read Mitch his last rites.
The most terrifying day of my life
Mrs Maree Selwood, mother of West Coast Eagles’ champion Adam Selwood, shares her story of when Adam contracted HiB meningitis.
