Marleen Thijssen

€475.00donated
95%
Goal: €500.00

On Saturday 27 June 2026, we will walk 50 kilometres for the ItsME Foundation – a charity dedicated to research into meningitis and increasing awareness.

Last year, our daughter Jolie was struck by encephalitis, and through this experience, we ourselves realised the enormous impact it had on her life and on our family. Fortunately, after good treatment at Radboud UMC and an adequate rehabilitation programme at SMK, Jolie has since made a good recovery, but from our own experience, we know how important it is that a quick diagnosis is made and effective treatment can be initiated.

Through my participation, I want to contribute to greater awareness, better research, and faster diagnoses.

Will you support me with a donation?
Every euro counts – for research, for education, and above all: for people fighting for recovery.

Together we make a difference. 💛

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Help save lives with your donation

Every day, someone is affected by encephalitis or meningitis, often with lifelong consequences. The ItsME Foundation enables top researchers worldwide to conduct groundbreaking research into these rare diseases.

  • Your donation helps advance research and projects
  • Increase the chances of recovery for patients worldwide

Participants

These amazing people are committed to promoting more international research into meningitis. Will you help us achieve this project’s goal? Your donation is greatly appreciated. Every euro counts! Below, you can donate to individual people or to teams. You can search by team or by the participant’s name.

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As a professional charity, we try to keep costs as low as possible. Therefore, we can use all the help we can get. As Lionel Richie once sang, “Is it me you're looking for?” In other words, if our foundation's purpose aligns with yours, please sign up to volunteer.