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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Izzie Addison

University of Kent student who survived meningitis infection ‘could not see or talk’

A student at the University of Kent who survived a meningitis infection has revealed the pain and fear of losing her ability to see and speak.

Law student Annabelle Mackay, 21, told the BBC she feels grateful to be alive after she was rushed to hospital with the severe infection.

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