All posts by Rebecca

Educate. Vaccinate. Eradicate.

Anti Viral Treatment, CMV Action UK, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, UHSM, Valganciclovir

 

Thanks to Helen Peebles & her team for arranging such a fantastic day!

 

Wednesday, 18th November 2015, CMV Action was invited along to The Listening for Life Centre at Bradford Royal Infirmary. It was a day for professionals, focusing on CMV & Sensory Integration. With a boy as sensitive as my Mike, this was just up my street and I jumped at the chance to speak on behalf of CMV Action. Continue reading →

Time for Nursery already?

#MartinMethod, #ThanksClarissa, Clarissa Martin, CMV Action UK, Midlands Psychology Multi-Demensional Approach
Mike showing off his climbing skills...
Mike showing off his climbing skills…

Two months in to feeding therapy, we had a little holiday. First night home and Mike was really sick, like he had a bug. I remember my anxiety rising quickly and before I knew it, I was saying out loud to Dad; “this is it, back to hospital, the tube will be going back in.” Continue reading →

We need to #TalkAboutCMV

#MartinMethod, #ThanksClarissa, Anti Viral Treatment, CCG, Clarissa Martin, CMV Action UK, CMV Feeding Therapy, Donating Blood Saves Lives, Dr Lydia Bowden, John Leech MP, Midlands Psychology Multi-Demensional Approach, Midlands Psychology Specialist Feeding Service, Neo Natal Unit, UHSM, Valganciclovir

 

My little Mike, a born survivor xxx
My little Mike, a born survivor x

Mike’s birth was nothing but dramatic, the moment my waters broke they were thick with meconium. I was allowed to labour but the doctors struggled to keep a good trace on Mike’s heart and so he was born by emergency caesarean section. Continue reading →