A mother has revealed how her two-year-old daughter had to have both legs amputated after contracting meningitis. Restaurant manager Irisa Kelly, 27, of Syracuse, New York, became concerned after noticing her two-year-old daughter Riley had a high fever, lack of energy, and spots all over her body. She rushed her daughter to hospital where her condition became … Read more
Teenager, 14, with bionic arms who lost her hands to meningitis as a baby lands job as TV presenter to front news show for youngsters Tilly Lockey was diagnosed with meningitis when she was only 15 months old The teenager was the first British child to use 3-D printed bionic arms She will be the … Read more
A one-year-old left disabled after battling meningitis four times desperately needs £30,000 for surgery that could help him walk. Luca Johnson’s family were warned he and his twin Lola had slim odds of survival after he was born three months prematurely. After defying medical expectations to survive, Luca went on to catch meningitis four times. … Read more
A 21-year-old man died after his GP failed to alert him he was eligible for a free meningitis vaccine due to a computer blunder. Tim Mason began to fell unwell on March 15 last year but pushed on regardless. The following day, Mr Mason, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, woke in the early hours violently vomiting, prompting … Read more