It has been a very sad few weeks in the ambulance service. Three paramedics from the East England service have taken their lives, in the space of 11 days. Another paramedic committed suicide from South East Costal and one more attempted but got found. This is the reality of the awful situation that the NHS […]
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I could have quite easily written a blog on this year, because so much of my life has changed in that time. As we come to the end of a decade, I thought it was a perfect time to reflect on more than just a year but how much my whole world has changed. A
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Felicity was taken straight from theatre to the Oliver Fisher Unit, which is a specialist baby unit. I had looked around the unit before I gave birth to her, as a practise that every new to be parents should see. I’m so glad that I did. It had scared me, seeing all the big machines
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As soon as I found out I was expecting, I did everything I could to get as much support as was humanely possible, to make sure the baby and I were going to be safe. Within minutes of finding out, I was on the ball, calling my doctor’s surgery, the midwife number, my M.E. doctor,
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There was an overwhelming response to my pregnancy news. Rightly so, despite being happy for me, there was a lot of concern as to how my M.E. would be affected. A lot of people were interested in what the journey of being pregnant and suffering from a chronic illness like M.E. would be like… so
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During a lot of my hospital stays, I’ve been unable to communicate for a large majority of the time. Particularly at the beginning of my four year stint in hospital, this was a huge problem for me. At these times, I feel patients in hospitals are at their most vulnerable. If you are not able
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Well after four nights of no sleep, Jessica is finally aloud home where she will continue to recover with family. Thank you for all your lovely messages of support. Samuel Taylor-Bearman
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Halfway through the second night now, Jessica is slowly improving and becoming herself again. She is starting to manage to keep drink, a little but some meds and some small bites of food down her without being sick which is great news. We are now hoping that within the next few days she will be
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