Condition is for life...but does not mean the end of yours
Daily Express|October 29, 2024
CHARLOTTE Ratcliff suffered a stroke weeks after giving birth by C-section and now shares tips and advice with other survivors and families.
Chris Riches
Condition is for life...but does not mean the end of yours

In 2022, the mum of three, 37, collapsed suddenly at home in front of her shocked children and husband.

At hospital, blood clots in her lungs caused a cardiac arrest and she was put into an induced coma to stop her internal bleeding.

Charlotte, of Stramshall, Staffordshire, said: "I can close my eyes and hear the voices shouting 'Breathe, Charlotte! Breathe!' It's a terrifying memory.

This story is from the October 29, 2024 edition of Daily Express.

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