Shannel Pearmen, a TV reporter was eager to give birth to her first child. But as her due date neared, troubling symptoms crept in: sudden swelling, rapid weight gain and elevated blood pressure. Shannel voiced her concerns repeatedly, but says they were brushed aside. “Everyone kept telling me it was normal, that the swelling would go down.”

Instead, her condition worsened. At 41 weeks, she was induced and labored for hours before doctors determined an emergency C-section was necessary.

With her newborn, Shannel left the hospital with reassurances that everything was fine, that the swelling was normal and would resolve with time. She was told to come back in six weeks. But just one week later, a splitting headache and blurred vision sent her back to the hospital; she was in the middle of a hemorrhagic stroke, caused by a ruptured blood vessel in her brain.

Though recovery was grueling, she has since recovered and found the courage to have a second child.

Channel now warns mothers to not ignore the symptoms, but insist on them even if others initially tell you everything is fine.

Help to ensure we aren’t on the streets for winter and getting back on track

I’m financially struggling to keep a float, with bills constantly stacking due to me being my families only source of income. I’m currently taking care of my siblings and other family members. My grandma passed in September and they’ve been struggling since after paying funeral costs. I’m financially drowning in a constant loop not being able to make ends meet. Utilities has been late for months now with us praying they won’t shut anything off. I get paid only $15 an hour full time. The job market is terrible so this is all I have. We’ve had to go days without food due to not making enough even though I work almost everyday, doing doubles. Just needing help with getting ahead of things so that we can get out this loop. With the way things are going we can be at a high risk of being homeless by next month for the winter. My parents are a lot older and wouldn’t survive it. Any help is appreciated!

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I wish doctors would just listen to us.

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