The Mening-Itinerary Last year, I had the opportunity to be part of GSK's Ask2BSure campaign and help raise awareness about meningitis through Pretty Hurts. This year, the campaign got even bigger. And funnier. GSK teamed up with Julie Bow…

Twenty-Eight Years Later On February 7, 1998, I was rushed to the hospital unconscious with bacterial meningitis. My parents were told I was unlikely to survive. Exactly twenty-eight years later, on February 7, 2026, I stood in a room at the…

SHOTS 4 MENINGITIS GOLF OUTING TO RAISE MONEY AND AWARENESSON WORLD MENINGITIS DAY The Colony, TX – September 3, 2024 – The Becky Werner Meningitis Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting those affected by meningitis and rai…

Ever met someone who seems to have an inexhaustible well of positivity, wisdom, and motivation? Meet Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino, the force behind Best Ever You, a global phenomenon that's more than just a brand—it's a movement. This dynamo of cha…

My op-ed was published in the Dallas Morning News on April 5, 2024. "I had never heard of meningitis until it changed my life forever"  :: READ HERE :: 

By: Jean Lloyd As a college sophomore, John Grimes (Texas Tech University, 2000) felt sick with what he thought was the flu. The next day, his Delt big brother Brad Smith (Texas Tech University, 2000) found Grimes unconscious on the floor in his ap…

For quite some time it has been a dream of mine to share my story in a long-form version. There are several elements of my story that I felt were too personal to openly discuss. After wrestling with those elements, I’m ready to hang it all out there…

I was absolutely stunned when Chris Peltz knocked on my front door, last week. As a subscriber to his YouTube Channel, it didn't take me long to understand that I was the beneficiary of the latest Blind Sided episode for his non-profit organization,…