Since I have put my postpartum preeclampsia story "out there" as a way to drive awareness of the condition I feel I have also become a person that many women reach out to for hope and help. There are many days I will get an email from a woman filled with so much raw emotion seeking someone who can comfort her and someone who has been there. Some days, most days, it is all too emotionally ...
Preeclampsia
May 2015 Preeclampsia Awareness Month #PreAM15 Twitter Party
May 2015 is Preeclampsia Awareness Month Theme Take the Preeclampsia Pledge – Know the Symptoms. Spread the Word. Know the Symptoms If you experience any of the following symptoms during your pregnancy or after delivery, call your doctor or midwife right away. Having symptoms doesn’t necessarily mean you have preeclampsia, but they are cause for concern and require medical ...
Why YOU should Walk in The Promise Walk for Preeclampsia
It's that time of year in the promise walk community when all the walk coordinators are starting to plan the details of their local Promise Walk. We are all in the midst of details like securing raffle prizes, finding a vendor to donate much needed coffee, wondering how will we get the huge hospital down the street from our walk site to not only acknowledge our walk but to show up, buy a table ...
Ways to Give Back on #GivingTuesday
During a time of year that is filled with gifting why not give at least one gift to help make the world a better place. In the midst of shopping for Barbies and Trandsformers I truly love the reminder that during the "Season of Giving" we must give back as well. I just adore the concept of Giving Tuesday. As someone that spent yesterday reaping the benefits of Cyber Monday, today, on ...
Charitable Brands and People I am Thankful For
Almost 4 years ago I started volunteering for the Preeclampsia Foundation as a Walk Coordinator for the Promise Walk for Preeclampsia Philadelphia/South Jersey. I don't think I realized how much it would change my life. I found that once you start on a path like volunteering for a cause that is so near and dear to your heart, it becomes a part of you. This year I was honored to have been ...
What a Week: Preeclampsia on ABC News and OITNB Premiere
Well if you follow along on my Facebook page HERE https://www.facebook.com/FinneganAndTheHughes then you know that I have had a bunch of things going on this week. If you don't follow then PLEASE DO!!! I went to the season two premiere of Orange is the New Black at the Ziegfeld Theatre in NY and it was AMAZING Here I am with my cousin Deb and our tickets…we were SOOOOOOOOO ...
Thoughtful Thursday: Preeclampsia Awareness
Have you heard of Preeclampsia? I am always so surprised when I meet people that actually do know about preeclampsia and usually it's because they had it! After my second pregnancy with Hayley I suffered from postpartum preeclampsia. Those that know about preeclampsia will typically say that delivery is the "cure" for preeclampsia BUT that is actually FALSE because preeclampsia can also happen ...
Worthy Wednesdays: One Punky Mama’s Preeclampsia Story
Today's guest post is from my new friend Nicole! Nicole shares her story of pregnancy and preeclampsia. Thank you Nicole for taking the time to reflect and relive your preeclampsia experiences to to share with us.... My name is Nicole, and I am the mother of 3 children - ages 13, 9 and 7. I have experienced pre-eclampsia with all of my pregnancies. This is one of my ...
Guest Post: Johanna’s HELLP Story
Today's guest post is by my friend Johanna. Johanna is a Regional Coach for the Promise Walk for Preeclampsia In August 2002, my husband and I found out I was pregnant. After having miscarried the previous year, this pregnancy was met with caution at first, then grew into complete joy when we saw the heartbeat. During my pregnancy, I loved seeing my belly expand. The doctor said I had a ...
Worthy Wednesdays: We Hope You Like This Song
It's Worthy Wednesday and today's beautiful, emotional and inspirational post is from Bree Housley; an author and friend on a mission to raise awareness of preeclampsia..... The word “preeclampsia” had only existed in my vocabulary for a week-and-a-half before it took my best friend’s life. And now I don’t go a day without thinking of that word. I curse it. But I also want everyone else to know ...
UNExpected: The Film
For many women, the phrase “I thought I was going to die” is simply an overstatement of the pain and fear that often accompany childbirth. For some of us, the phrase represents a stark reality – one that comes as an unexpected surprise in the face of all of the competing advice a pregnant woman usually hears. But, it’s true. Even now, in the US – a country that spends more money than any other on ...
Worthy Wednesdays: HELLP Syndrome
When my friends get pregnant and they ask me what to expect, I tell them nothing. Seriously people, if my first go round of child birthing taught me anything, it’s that the unexpected can and will happen. When I was pregnant with my first child, everything was going by the book in the beginning. We did everything when we should. We had our monthly, then bi-weekly appointments, all of the ...
