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 m…

  Erin and I had the honor of participating in the 18th Annual Shots 4 Meningitis Golf Outing and were paired with Danielle and Anthon Hodges from the PAMAH Foundation. It was a beautiful day at Morningstar Golfer's Club in Waukesha,…

.:: By John B Grimes “Surviving meningitis turned out to be the easy part—so easy that I'd done it in my sleep. The seemingly impossible part was living life after surviving meningitis.”   When I reflect on those words, the…

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 John B Grimes   Following a recent interview, I've had the opportunity to reflect further on a question I was asked. With this additional time for consideration, I'd like to provide a more comprehensive response.  First of all, I…

.:: By John B Grimes "SURVIVAL ISN'T THE END OF THE JOURNEY, ITS JUST THE BEGINNING." MY MENINGITIS STORY As a 19-year-old sophomore at Texas Tech University, I was a typical student and like most teenagers, felt like I was 10 feet tall and bulle…

Full article found at: https://www.meningitis.org/blogs/introducing-world-meningitis-day  How It Began “My wife, Dee Dee, and I were talking about how we could get meningitis to be more well known around our region of the world and I …

Erin and I had the honor of participating in the 17th Annual Shots 4 Meningitis Golf Outing. Bob and the entire Werner crew are incredible people that are passionate about family and sharing Becky's story. Through the Becky Werner Mening…

Today is World Meningitis Day and I'm very excited to announce that I am officially onboard with the Confederation of Meningitis Organizations (CoMO) to extend my advocacy reach. CoMO is a global network of organizations and individuals dedicated to…

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…