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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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.
