Viv Bell, Meningitis Research Foundation, UK

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Viv Bell talks about contracting meningococcal septicaemia in May 2008. Viv was in a coma for 12 weeks and lost both legs from the knee down, as well as her fingers and the use of one hand.

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About us

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Viv is an ambassador for the Meningitis Research Foundation in Bristol, United Kingdom.
 

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