Meningitis Trust

Well, it's been 4months since I had severe pneumococcal meningitis (it was severe according to my hospital records which I have only seen an extract from).

I still feel incredibly tired all the time, get severe headaches, backache, and I do take regular naps, I have also lost all the hearing in my left ear which has caused me to be almost run over on a few occasions now, only today I stepped onto the road not realising there was a car coming, I heard it in my right ear and assumed it was on a different road, I didn't realise it was on my left and a lot closer than I realised.

I would like to get my hands on my hospital records and wonder if this is possible with a freedom of information request?,or is there any other way I can access my records?, I think this will help me make sense of what happened as I can't remember, I need to know if I was assaulted prior to contracting this diesease as that would put me in an "at risk" group as well as having an ear infection. The doctor/neurologist told me I had fallen over but in my report it says I was assaulted?, I can't remember a thing and it's really playing on my mind.

Because of my hearing problems, I can no longer hear my baby crying at night and no-one is willing to help us financially to pay for specialist equipment to help me in my daily life, I also need a flashing fire alarm as I cannot hear it and we live on the top floor so I would have no chance of escape if there was a real fire.

I am considering applying for a financial grant from the trust to help pay for a vibrating baby monitor and flashing fire alarm but I don't think a charity should be responsible for this?, surely the government should help in some way?

This is really getting me down and putting a great strain on my relationship, I want to get back to work but I am still taking regular naps throughout the day and I have to be very careful with my remaining hearing so I can no longer work in a noisy environment.

Times are hard and I just feel like there is no help available.