Comments on: Meningitis Awareness Week – What you should know! http://babyccinokids.com/blog/2008/09/17/be-aware-meningitis-can-kill-in-under-4-hours/ International lifestyle site for mums Wed, 23 May 2012 14:38:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Emily Anderson http://babyccinokids.com/blog/2008/09/17/be-aware-meningitis-can-kill-in-under-4-hours/#comment-4366 Emily Anderson Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:55:02 +0000 http://babyccinoblog.com/?p=1705#comment-4366 My son Connor suffered from meningitis when he was just seven months old. He was unwell with an ear infection so I took him to the doctor’s surgery. On the wall in the waiting room I saw the ‘Meningitis Baby Watch’ poster (featured on this blog). Connor was given antibiotics for the ear infection and we headed home. When we got home he became more ill and his symptoms matched those on the poster. I was desperately worried that he had meningitis so I rushed him to hospital. By the time we arrived he was unconscious. Connor was diagnosed with pneumococcal meningitis, moved to the High Dependency Unit and spent 11 days in hospital. It was terrifying to see him in Intensive Care with intravenous drips in his arms, but thankfully he started to respond to the treatment and within a few days was sitting up and smiling. Connor went on to make a full recovery and is now a happy and healthy three-year-old. Not everyone who suffers from meningitis is as lucky as Connor and I can’t stress enough how important it is to be aware of the symptoms. The information on the Baby Watch poster provided by Meningitis Research Foundation helped me recognise the symptoms and undoubtedly saved Connor’s life. The speed at which meningitis and septicaemia can strike is terrifying. I’d urge every parent to visit www.meningitis.org where you can get free symptoms information. It could help you save a life. Emily Anderson Spaxton UK My son Connor suffered from meningitis when he was just seven months old. He was unwell with an ear infection so I took him to the doctor’s surgery. On the wall in the waiting room I saw the ‘Meningitis Baby Watch’ poster (featured on this blog). Connor was given antibiotics for the ear infection and we headed home. When we got home he became more ill and his symptoms matched those on the poster. I was desperately worried that he had meningitis so I rushed him to hospital. By the time we arrived he was unconscious. Connor was diagnosed with pneumococcal meningitis, moved to the High Dependency Unit and spent 11 days in hospital. It was terrifying to see him in Intensive Care with intravenous drips in his arms, but thankfully he started to respond to the treatment and within a few days was sitting up and smiling. Connor went on to make a full recovery and is now a happy and healthy three-year-old.

Not everyone who suffers from meningitis is as lucky as Connor and I can’t stress enough how important it is to be aware of the symptoms. The information on the Baby Watch poster provided by Meningitis Research Foundation helped me recognise the symptoms and undoubtedly saved Connor’s life.

The speed at which meningitis and septicaemia can strike is terrifying. I’d urge every parent to visit http://www.meningitis.org where you can get free symptoms information. It could help you save a life.

Emily Anderson
Spaxton
UK

]]> By: Caroline Petrie http://babyccinokids.com/blog/2008/09/17/be-aware-meningitis-can-kill-in-under-4-hours/#comment-4357 Caroline Petrie Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:39:41 +0000 http://babyccinoblog.com/?p=1705#comment-4357 The Meningitis Foundation of America (MFA), a national organization, would like the public and media to know that information is available regarding the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of meningitis. MFA was founded by parents whose children were affected by meningitis. In addition to supporting vaccines and other means of preventing meningitis, the MFA provides information to educate the public and medical professionals so that the early diagnosis, treatment and, most important, prevention of meningitis, will save lives. Meningitis is a dangerous and sometimes fatal inflammation of the brain and/or spinal cord that can leave survivors with serious life-long physical problems such as deafness, brain damage and other disabilities, meningitis can sometimes result in loss of limbs. MFA would like to be considered as a news resource for the disease. For further information, visit the MFA website at www.musa.org. MFA is proud to announce the new C.I.S.S. Container Identification Scratch System When we participate in sporting events or mingle at social gatherings it is possible to lose track of our water bottles and/or beverage cans, especially those served in containers that are very similar or identical to a container from which you are drinking. This carries the risk of transmitting an illness, such as meningitis or the common cold or flu. The Container Identification Scratch System, or C.I.S.S., is a fun way to make sure you always know your drink from others. Use it at sporting events or at a family gatherings and reduce the waste from forgotten drinks. Simply scratch your number from the C.I.S.S. label and identify your drink. For more information please contact Bob Gold at Ciss.bob@gmail.com and www.musa.org Thank you, Meningitis Foundation of America 212 W 10th Street, Suite B-330 Indianapolis, IN 46202 (800) 668-1129 www.musa.org The Meningitis Foundation of America (MFA), a national organization, would like the public and media to know that information is available regarding the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of meningitis. MFA was founded by parents whose children were affected by meningitis. In addition to supporting vaccines and other means of preventing meningitis, the MFA provides information to educate the public and medical professionals so that the early diagnosis, treatment and, most important, prevention of meningitis, will save lives. Meningitis is a dangerous and sometimes fatal inflammation of the brain and/or spinal cord that can leave survivors with serious life-long physical problems such as deafness, brain damage and other disabilities, meningitis can sometimes result in loss of limbs. MFA would like to be considered as a news resource for the disease. For further information, visit the MFA website at http://www.musa.org.

MFA is proud to announce the new C.I.S.S. Container Identification Scratch System
When we participate in sporting events or mingle at social gatherings it is possible to lose track of our water bottles and/or beverage cans, especially those served in containers that are very similar or identical to a container from which you are drinking. This carries the risk of transmitting an illness, such as meningitis or the common cold or flu. The Container Identification Scratch System, or C.I.S.S., is a fun way to make sure you always know your drink from others. Use it at sporting events or at a family gatherings and reduce the waste from forgotten drinks. Simply scratch your number from the C.I.S.S. label and identify your drink. For more information please contact Bob Gold at Ciss.bob@gmail.com and http://www.musa.org

Thank you,

Meningitis Foundation of America
212 W 10th Street, Suite B-330
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(800) 668-1129
http://www.musa.org

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