Daniel Wells shares his personal journey through repeated battles with meningitis and the ensuing mental health struggles

In this episode, Paul from Meningitis Now interviews Dan Wells, who shares his deeply personal story of surviving meningitis twice and the profound impact it had on his mental health. Dan talks about his mother's role in founding the Meningitis Trust, the challenges of dealing with the disease at a young age, and the long-term mental health struggl…

In the final part of our series on unpicking the complexity's of the will service Mark and Emma chat about what mirror wills are, and answer the question can two people in a couple leave money to different charities. We hope this series has made things a little easier to understand. If you would like to find out more about leaving a gift in your wi…

Emma and Mark chat about what goes into making a will.

We’ve collaborated with Emma at Irwin Mitchellto bust some myths about writing a Will and give you the info you need. Listento our podcast and find out more about our Free Wills service www.meningitisnow.org/support-us/donate/ways-you-can-donate/leave-gift-your-will/

Jo was 43 when she came down with a headache and sickness. She didn't think anything of it, despite recognizing her symptoms as those of meningitis. Jo ended up in hospital for four months fighting for her life. She lost her toes, the digits on her right hand and suffered a partial amputation to her left hand. Meningitis Now first met Jo in hospita…

19-year-old Teaching Assistant, Emily Styles, had her whole life ahead of her when she was suddenly struck down with meningococcal meningitis on New Year’s Eve 2013Unfortunately Emily never got the chance to live her dreams of becoming a special needs teacher, and died just hours later on New Year’s Day. Her heartbroken mum, Julia, recalls her stor…

Holly and Lewis had already watched their son Theo battle meningitis in 2018, so when his baby brother Jasper became unwell in March 2020 they couldn’t believe that history seemed to be repeating itself.For more information about the signs and symptoms of meningitis visit https://www.meningitisnow.org/meningitis-explained/signs-and-symptoms/…

Meningitis left Freya with both physical and mental effects and in particular her confidence took a huge knock. Since discovering Meningitis Now and the Believe & Achieve Programme her confidence and self belief has been built back up. Thanks to the events she has attended, the counselling, life coaching and mentoring, Freya is much happier and loo…

Steve and Gloria lost their child Spencer to meningitis. Since then they have dedicated themselves to stopping people going through what they suffered. They have raised awareness of the disease, funded research, and supported families affected by the disease. Their hard work helped to create Meningitis Now. This is their story.…

After a night out with friends Nick started to feel ill. Thinking it was only a hangover or a cold he continued with his plans. Very quickly he realised he was seriously ill.Nick shared his story with us, his difficult journey home, finding out it wasn't a hang over and how easily things could have gotten much worse.Nick's message is clear. If you'…

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