# Meningitis tweet saves a life

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/01/13/meningitis-tweet-saves-life/
- Published: 2011-01-13T12:11:52+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Twitter is just another communications channel. But every now and again it does 
show you how powerful it is. Come to think of it, following so many charity and 
fundraising-related content on Twitter, those magic moments happen on a very frequent
basis.

Still, here’s one from today that shows why Twitter can matter.

[@mannix1000](http://twitter.com/mannix1000) [@mredbyrne](http://twitter.com/mredbyrne)
Meningitis tweet prob saved my son today; I got a second opinion and they called
the ambulance. Thank you both. X[Thu Jan 13 00:13:29 ](http://twitter.com/daisydoug/status/25344648952160256)
via [Twitter for iPhone](http://twitter.com)[](http://twitter.com/daisydoug)**[Fleur Flanagan](http://twitter.com/daisydoug)**

daisydoug

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Yes, you should never rely on Twitter messages getting through in life-threatening
situations. Yes, mobile phones, email etc are also very good at rapid sharing of
information.

But Twitter is public and personal. So now we all know just how effective it can
be.

Which makes the Meningitis Trust’s humorous Please ReTweet Me choral video all the
more appropriate:

www.meningitis-trust.org

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