Meningitis—10 years on

This was my artistic impression of what my eyesight looked like for approximately five months in 2014

Ten years ago today (24 July 2014) I woke up with a flashing square in my left eye, like the blinking cursor on a Commodore 64. It was the start of one of the most dramatic and terrifying periods of my life that has left me permanently scarred.

Trigger warning: This post discusses viral meningitis and includes a discussion about death and dying.

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