Sabine Van der Weide

€225.00donated
45%
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.

Every day, between 10 and 15 people in the Netherlands are affected by this disease. In the case of 40%, this leads to death or permanent disability. The impact on the lives of those affected and their families is profound.

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.

On 12 July, I celebrated our 30th anniversary with family, friends and my love. On 13 July, I would normally have been sitting at a delicious breakfast table, but things turned out a bit differently. I didn't quite wake up. An ambulance took me to the nearest hospital and after a few hours of tests and other procedures, it turned out I had bacterial meningitis. I was out for 3 days and spent a total of 2 weeks in hospital. Now, after a few months, I am recovering and trying to build up my energy again. Thanks to the quick response of family and the doctors in the hospital, I got off lightly. Daily I hit a wall and I am sad that no one understands what is going on in my head. But with a lot of support from everyone, I would like to commit myself to this wonderful initiative.

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.

Become a volunteer?

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.