A nana feels lucky to still have her husband after he developed meningitis twice from an ear infection.
Sylvia Stoneham's husband Len first fought off the disease, following an ear infection, in 1995 when he was 38 years old. He spent one week in intensive care during four weeks in hospital and he also suffered a stroke.
Two years ago, in 2020, he got another ear infection which developed into sepsis and meningitis. The former long distance lorry driver was on a life support machine for six days and spent around 20 days in a hospital bed.
