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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">2012 will be the 12th anniversary of me contracting </span></span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Meningococcal septicaemia</span></strong><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">. I was extremely lucky I didn’t loose any limbs I wasn’t left with severe or disabling after-effects and most of all I am still alive. Other people are not that lucky A lot has happened since then but I haven’t done nearly enough to say thank you to the Meningitis Research for all the help and assistance they do to help people hit by the horrible disease </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; background: white;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">On the 12 October 2000 I was rushed to Stepping Hill Hospital and immediately transferred to Macclesfield General where I spent just over 7 weeks in Intensive Care heavily sedated. Everything, apart from my heart stopped working!!!. Liver, Kidney, spleen and was placed on a ventilator. I had to have all my platelets replaced and a full blood transfusion. </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; background: white;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">My wife was told by the Doctors that I wouldn’t leave hospital before Easter the following year. I actually was discharged on the 21 Dec after the amazing care I received at Macclesfield. I was 95% Blind and unable to walk un assisted, I had gone from 11 Stone to just under 7 Stone. I also had a minor Stroke whilst sedated. </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; background: white;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I still have treatment every three weeks at Hope Hospital in Salford to assist my immune system as this was damaged by this dreadful disease </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; background: white;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">One week after my 9 anniversary I supported the Meningitis Trust by taking part in the Peru Trek - Inca Trail Challenge. I wanted to raise as much money as possible. With the help of my friend John Meachen we raised just over £7000.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am now continuing my fundraising for the Meningitis Research, </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Taking part in the Manchester 10k is something I really need to do to raise money and awareness for Meningitis Research and give back something to the people that helped Me, Sarah and Oliver through that horrible time. Freya was only a distant twinkle then :-) I really appreciate your support.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">Martyn Sarah Oliver and Now Freya!!</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></span></p>
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