It only cost me my hearing.
My son had a round with bacterial meningitis a few years ago. It was a pretty frightening thing to watch, and I can't imagine how it felt for him.
Massive amounts of IV antibiotics saved his life.
My mom survived it, years ago, contracted from some eggs bought in bulk from a local farm. Docs gave her 4 hours to live and pumped her full of penicillin. God did the rest. Meanwhile, her 8 kids and the entire westside of town had to take penicllin for a month.