Tag: mental-health
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The unexpected mental clash
Following from the AFE, I was left grappling with the life changing experiences that my body, mind and family had been through. Overwhelming didn’t come close. But from very early on, I was overcome with the feeling that my little family could literally deal with anything and that as a unit we were stronger than…
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The psychological wound
I feel that my posts until now have very much focused on the physical impacts that the AFE caused, which although harrowing in themselves were very much only part of the repercussions. I want this to be constructive to anyone that has been through anything similar and not triggering, so here’s the warning… I had…
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What actually is an ‘AFE’?
Figuring out what an Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE) actually was pretty daunting and more often than not written in a very scientific and slightly terrifying way rather than from the perspective of someone who had actually gone through it. In the interest of full disclosure, I am not a medic, but I am a vet…
One in a Million Mummy 