Pick Me Up! 08-Apr-2021

Swimming in the pool, I was having the holiday of a lifetime. It was 2011 and my family and I were on a one-week getaway to Egypt At 11-years-old, I was having the time of my life. The day before we were due to leave, I decided to go and get some food from the pool bar. Getting out of the water, I didn’t think anything of it. Only, a wire tripped and I was electrocuted. The shock sent me flying six feet. Thankfully, I was deemed fit to fly home, but things were worse than they seemed. It turned out, I’d completely smashed up my femur and had extensive injuries. I’ve been a constant patient of the NHS ever since. Since that day, I’ve had 10 operations and eventually,…

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Making my way towards the cricket club, I could hear all the locals chatting outside. Back in 2015, there was a fun day in our local park and everyone had now congregated for a few drinks. ‘Hey!’ my friends smiled as I joined them. Although I knew most of the locals and often visited the cricket club, there were a few people sat with us who I didn’t recognise. ‘Hi, I’m Patrick,’ one of the guys introduced himself. Tall, with dark hair and a beard, he was definitely an attractive man. And after a few drinks, we hit it off right away. Although there was certainly a bit of flirting going on, Patrick was in a relationship, so it was mostly just friendly banter. Only, after that night, we seemed…

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Running around after the kids, I picked up their toys and tried to tidy up. In 2018, I was five months pregnant, with a seven-year-old son, Rowan, and a five-year-old daughter, Esmae. I wondered what life was going to be like with a third. ‘It’s already a mad house!’ I chuckled to my husband Richard, then 38. When I was 22-weeks pregnant, we went to our pregnancy scan and found out that we were expecting a boy. At first, everything seemed normal, and then the sonographer called a consultant into the room. ‘Something must be wrong!’ Richard said, worrying. ‘I’m sure it’s fine,’ I said, feeling relaxed on our third time around. The consultant took a look, and commented on the position of the baby. ‘I need to talk to…