Meningitis

In July 2013 my previously fit and healthy partner became ill with Viral Meningitis. He still has limb and hand pain over 5 years later, and his short term memory is very poor, with gaps in his long term memory. Without any warning his life changed forever.

These are the posts that I started writing at the time, and what I have written since. Some of them aren't in any way my best writing, they're me trying to get my head straight and keep a record of what is happening. I'm very glad I wrote them because those first few weeks passed as a blur, and I wouldn't otherwise remember everything that happened, and my partner cannot remember very much of 2013 at all - either before or after the Meningitis.

Meningitis can strike anyone, at any time. It usually occurs because a simple bacteria or virus enters the brain, where it should never be. My partner's Meningitis was caused by Chicken Pox virus.

Meningitis is not just for kids - How To Spot Meningitis In An Adult.

Day 1 - 2 hours from "I don't need a Doctor" to "I don't understand who these people are".

Day 2 - Diagnosis

Day 3 - Feeling better and escaping

Day 4 - No change

Day 5 - A step back

Day 6 - Talking to the children about Meningitis

Day 7 - The Lumbar Puncture results! 

Day 9 - Plodding on 

Day 14 - Movies and Memory

Day 18 - The unwelcome return of the high temperature  

Day 20 - The Birthday Present 

Day 22 - I have my man back 

Day 27 - A first day trip out 

Day 28 - Back to work for a few hours at a time

6 Weeks - Approaching normal 

9 Weeks (2 Months) - Stalemate

14 Weeks - (3 Months)  - A More Normal Life

17 Weeks - Some hope regarding limb pain and tiredness.

26 Weeks (6 Months) - How Far We've Come  

31 Weeks (7 Months) - Continuing Pain 

52 Weeks (1 Year) - The Longer Term Effects Of Meningitis

5 Years - Meningitis 5 Years Later