Text Size:

Remission / Recovery / Recurrence    

Emotionally dealing with remission of meningitis is difficult in that there is still much to do and the uncertainty of whether you are completely cured or may relapse in the future can leave you feeling unprotected.

Unfortunately, with meningitis, there are no proven risk factors or causes, offering few measures to patients in the way of relapse prevention. Survivors should be sure to schedule regular visits with a doctor to catch anything that may appear as soon as possible to increase the success of another treatment.

Check out this site for steps to take if your meningitis relapses. It offers emotional support and advice along with new treatment options and differences between treating a relapse and an initial diagnosis.

WebMD: Meningitis - Other Places To Get Help

Give Back as a Meningitis Survivor

What helped you while you were dealing with the diagnosis, undergoing treatment and realized you had recovered? Take a look back at your journey and share with others what helped you and what you wished you would have known/done during your meningitis experience. You can create a profile, reach out to other survivors, join support circles or share your story by following the links at TheSurvivorsClub.org. Check out some of the best charities for supporting meningitis research or offering support to survivors:

National Meningitis Association

What can you do when you find out your meningitis treatment has failed? Many survivors refuse to cope with the possibility of death but by ignoring this possibility when your meningitis has become terminal, many patients and families find they are unprepared when the worst case happens. If you find out that your treatment has not taken effect and you have little time left, it's important to understand how to deal with death.

The Terminally Ill Person

For advice on overcoming challenges related to death from both a survivor and a co-survivor perspective, whether they be emotional, physical, spiritual or legal, read through:

Daily Strength: Meningitis Support Group

Forums for Meningitis Survivors

• eHealthForum - Meningitis
• Topix.com - Meningitis

Blogs about Meningitis

• PKIDS Blog

Meningitis Prevention Pages and Clinical Trials

• CDC- Bacterial Meningitis: Control and Prevention
• New York Time: Meningitis Health Guide

Famous Meningitis Survivors

• Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham, pop singer
• Andrew Law, son of Scottish soccer legend Denis Law
• Donald Sutherland, actor

Comments / Post a comment