An Indiana student fights a deadly disease
In February of 1998, Pike was like any other IU student. He went to class and joined the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, but in one day the rest of his life changed. Pike, a Carmel, Ind., native, said his battle with the disease is the reason why he is development director for the Meningitis Foundation of America. His goal: to educate others about a disease that almost claimed his life.
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"As stubborn as I am, I just wanted to sleep. One of my fraternity brothers gave me the ultimatum of going home to Carmel, Ind., or to the Bloomington hospital, so I called my dad and told him I was really sick and heading home. When I stood up from the couch, my feet were in more pain than I had ever felt in my life, and I was unable to walk on them. Corey Dodson was one of three people who carried me out of the house and drove me home.
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