Alice was initially told she might spend up to three months in hospital but was allowed to go home after a week – calling it “a whirlwind experience”.
The 23-year-old became an ambassador for charity Meningitis Now, which offers support to people affected by the infection and also funds research.
“There’s so much that’s unknown about meningitis, I could still develop side affects,” she said.
“Some people only develop symptoms a long time after they have meningitis, I don’t have any long-term side affects that I know of, I don’t really know if I will develop any.”
Meningitis Now said long-term symptoms could include acquired brain injury, emotional changes, hearing loss and sight problems, external.
Alice advises anyone who thinks they might have caught meningitis in the current outbreak in Canterbury to seek help, saying: “Your health is so important, don’t be afraid to call an ambulance, you really have to look out for yourself.
“Go to the doctor, you are the best judge of if something is wrong with you, but just don’t panic.”