#spinal meningitis

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John Lydon, better known by his stage name Johnny Rotten of punk pioneer group The Sex Pistols, was struck with spinal meningitis at the age of seven. The condition left him in several separate comas, leaving him with severe memory loss and eye problems. It is because of this that he was left with his iconic wide-eyed stare. SOURCE

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I just read the viral infections when you’re very young can lead to schizophrenia later in life. I had spinal meningitis. I wonder if that contributed.

It’s like a cloud hanging over me always saying “I’m fortunate I survived” but it feels like it led to problems in my intelligence, my mood, and I have had severe headaches my entire life. Does anyone else that had spinal meningitis feel like they have lifelong issues because of it?

I mean having a life threatening illness that puts you in a hospital at the Age of 2 or 3 for a year has to have lifelong effects! But no one tells me for sure. I’d like to know. I feel like i deserve to know

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is it love or spinal meningitis

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I was supposed to be born on May 10th, if I recall how the story was told to me correctly. I feel like I've been late and trying to catch up ever since. Pneumonia twice and spinal meningitis by the time I was 3 left the doctor telling my Mom I'd be lucky to make it past 5 or 6 years old. Everything since that age has been extra for me, both bad and good. Beat asthma. Survived my parents divorce, my father's addiction, my racial/ethnic confusion, a bumbled leap to college and poor financial decisions. I've had a failed engagement, a failed marriage, screwed over and been screwed over by "friends," lived out of my car (more than once) and for most of my adult life, a struggling professional career (prior to starting stand-up, which I still struggle to make what I want it to be.) I feel like I got to the table late on being better at all of those things I've also gotten to experience great things. Got to play 3 sports in high school and 1, albeit briefly, in college. I led protest walkouts in high school, have gotten to see presidents and civic/religious leaders speak in person, thrown raves, experienced alternate states of consciousness, run comedy shows, traveled the country, fallen in love (more than once,) and made some of the greatest friends with the support of a great family. I even made a whole other person! All since that doctor told my Mother that 5 or 6 years was probably the max. People ask me if I'm happy. I'm not a millionaire. I'm not a celebrity. I still have to hustle for everything I get, partially because of my penchant for late starts. But, here I am, celebrating another birthday in this meaningless matrix of a planet while chasing my passion and setting an example for my daughter that says, "find what makes you happy and chase that. Not later - now." As many problems as I have with this place, I'm grateful I've made it this far. You are partially responsible for that. Whether you ever come to a show, or listen to my podcast or just say "hey" once in a while, you are. I know I fall behind sometimes. As a friend. As a family member. As a person. I promise, I'll catch-up. I've done it before, and I'm just getting started. Thanks for being a part of my extra...