The Newstalk presenter has opened up about her harrowing experience with the infection as a teenager, explaining the symptoms she experienced and her time in hospital
Today with Claire Byrne on RTE(Image: Andres Poveda)
Claire Byrne has recalled receiving last rites from a priest after contracting meningitis as a teenager.
The Newstalk presenter spoke about her frightening experience with the infection as parts of the UK deal with an outbreak. Claire had meningitis in her teenage years and ended up severely sick.
She explained how the illness came on when she was at school one day and suddenly got an “intense, indescribable” headache. Claire recalled: “The words literally started to move on the page. Like, if you think about it, the lining of your brain is swelling.
“So, you can imagine the pressure. It’s also hard to move…