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Eliza manages brilliantly, despite losing her legs and some
fingers and toes.
Kimberley lost some fingers and toes and has had multiple
skin grafts.
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The
long term effects
While
the majority of sufferers will make a full recovery from meningococcal
disease, around 10 percent will die – and another 20
percent will suffer long-term consequences, such as:
•
headaches
• tiredness
• memory loss
• concentration problems
• disruptive behaviour
•
mood swings
• sight problems
• deafness
• learning difficulties
• epilepsy
• chronic fatigue syndrome
• liver or kidney failure
• paralysis
• skin scarring due to skin grafts
• amputated limbs, fingers or toes
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