50 pairs of Samaritans slippers to give away

Reverbe

I feel less stressed already.

Teresa60

'I feel less stressed already' xx

aar0nn

I'd like to nominate my wife for these slippers and here's why:

My wife's name is Suzanne Fernando and she is an ex service Military Policewoman and now Registered Childminder here in Kilbirnie North Ayshire.

My wife worked in the Army as a Military Policewoman and when she left to start a family we met and travelled around India for 6 months living with the poor and experiencing how they lived and survived and helped the poor families a little too along the way. We were forced to return to Scotland as my wife was due to give birth to our eldest autistic daughter Jordan.

Jordan was born in April 1997 and was shortly thereafter diagnosed with Asbergers Syndrome an autustic spectrum learning disability. Suzanne has always shown immense patience and care for her through some very tough and emotional times. Every battle with the medical professions and schools she won enabling Jordan to go to mainstream school and prove that she could cope and that she didn't need a special school. Jordan is now in her last year of primary school and excelling in everything she does and is now looking forward to going to the big high school next August. None of which would have been possible if it wasn't for Suzanne. I believe this has developed the perfect mindset for Suzanne to decide to set up her own business and help raise children in a very caring, unique and loving way.

Suzanne was diagnosed with Cervical Cancer when she was pregnant - and almost died before she got a chance to hold our newborn baby girl Aaron.
The nightmare began when doctors discovered a tumour the size of a tennis ball blocking little Aaron's arrival. They immediately delivered Aaron by C-Sect - but Suzanne haemorraged. Her bed sheets were soaked in blood and doctors couldn't get the bleeding to stop. As her life slipped away, docs warned me, to expect the worst as I stood helpless with Aaron in my arms. I was left praying for a miracle - and fortunately for us, those prayers were answered.
After months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy sadly the Cancer was still there so my wife then went onto endure and a last chance 24 hour bombardment of radiation directly onto the tumour, after what seemed such a very long time she was eventually in remission.
Suzanne sailed through a trouble free pregnany with Jordan but later she admitted, the minute she fell pregnant with Aaron, she felt very ill. She was sick all the time, in immense pain, couldn't eat, and nothing could convince her that this was a normal pregnancy.
She had felt so well throughout the first pregnancy, mind you she was always relatively fit and healthy having just spent almost 7 years as a Military Policewoman in Her Majesty's Services.
This time round she thought for a wee while, well no 2 pregnancies are the same. I remember saying that there would be no more babies for us, 2 was enough as I couldn't bare to see her suffering so much. Every now and then Suzanne would start bleeding and end up in hospital. But I think because of the position of the tumour, it simply didn't show up. When she was 8 months pregnant, she was back at hospital for the umpteenth time after bleeding. Suzanne's got a rare blood group 'O' negative, so whenever she'd take a bleed she'd have injections to stop the baby's blood being poisoned. This time the doctor said she was concerned because she had been in so often, that she'd like to examine her further. Nothing was showing on scans so she examined her internally. The pain was unbearable for her. Then the Doctor told her there was a growth the size of a tennis ball in her cervix. She had a biopsy and had to stay in hospital for the results. That night must have been awful for both of us. Next day the Doctor confirmed Suzanne had Cancer, and because of the tumour, she wouldn't be able to deliver me normally, she must have just been in so much shock. Suzanne was rushed into theatre for an emergency c-sect. Aaron was perfect everyone was so relieved. But when suzanne was in the recovery ward, I noticed that her bed was suddenly saturated in blood. The room was suddenly filled with nurses, but by then Suzanne was slipping in and out of consciousness. She vaguely remembered nurses wrapping her up in silver foil. They were wrapping themselves around her too, trying to raise her body temp. She was rushed back into theatre, greeting the same staff who'd just delivered Aaron and, after about 2 - 3 hours, the doctor came out and told me he was sorry but he couldn't stop the bleeding. He asked me to sign a form permitting them to give her a hysterectomy.
I said, "My partner is dying in there - just do what you have to do to save her"
Suzanne spent a while in hospital while I looked after the girls. When she eventually did come home to us she was really worried about all the time she'd been apart from us, and that she hadn't had a proper chance to bond with Aaron yet. A bed was made up for her in the livingroom and after taking more time out before starting treatments she decided she wanted to breastfeed Aaron for a while first before beginning her chemotherapy and radiation treatment the following month, later on in the new year. I remember spending xmas day in the hospital with my new baby girl, Jordan and Suzanne, oblivious to what was happening around me.
Sadly despite an intensive course of 20 treatments the tumour was still there. She couldn't believe it, after all that the cancer was still there.
During this time I was giving her intensive Healing through Crystals, (I'm a fully qualified Holistic Crystal healer) and this helped immensly, my Sister Al would visit us (she is a qualified Reflexologist) and heal her body through healing to her feet and a friend from Cancer Care came along weekly and gave her some hands on healing, as well us getting loads of hugs and kisses from us, all in which played a big part in her recovery, that we are positive of.

Suzanne was then offered a 24 hour intensive course where they would bombard her with radiation non stop using long metal rods directly onto the tumour.
It must have been ghastly. She couldn't move for 24 hours but in the end, the tumour had shrunk, yippee!. Suzanne even to this day forever thanks the hospital staff for all there help and care. When the tumour shrunk, she was still ill, but very very happy. But along with the tumour, other organs had also shrunk and she needed more surgeries to repair the damage. She admitted later that she had ignored the little voice in her head which told her she could have Cancer. Like many people, she didn't want to hear that because she knew that any treatment would seriously damage or kill her unborn baby. Today though, we are all healthy, happy and have a great future ahead of us all. Aaron will celebrate her 8th birthday at Christmas and Suzanne said if she's good she'll get a Nintendo DS.
Suzanne has since had to cope with more operations, skin grafts, scars, reconstructive surgery, however we are now enjoying life hospital free, and with us all by her side............................anyway this was only the beginning of her amazing talent and joy for putting not only children first but everyone first.
She has also taken part in the "race for life" Cancer Research Charity race every year now raising thousands for her favourite charity despite being diagnosed with
arthritis which sadly has progressed dramatically but is still determined to take part in the race for life, and the girls now join her now in the race and love every minute of there girly day out together.
So as well as coping with all that she now tirelessly fund-raises for Cancer Research, Autism and Arthritis charities whenever she can involving everyone in our small community and I'm sure bringing us all closer together and much more happier and friendlier to, which is great as we also get to help especially with the fancy dress ones at Halloween & xmas, there the best fundraisers ever and everyone in our community come along as it is always free to the public as she won't take any money for her efforts, she just hopes that people will leave a small donation when they arrive at her fundraisers. Suzanne works full time also now in the field of childcare, which is not surprising to us as we already know how much she loves to help others, especially children and is a fully Registered Child-minder with her own business now she has proudly built all by herself. She has helped, encouraged and cared for many children and is now also (as Suzanne puts it attempting) to write her first book as well as managing to, almost monthly, find publicity for Cancer or Autism anyway she can.
We all recently took part in the launch for the new HPV immunisation programme which Suzanne has been working tirelessly on for many years now and what an emotional and very proud day for her it was too.
So I ask you as her devoted husband to please consider and recognise my wonderful wife who makes a difference through her compassion, wisdom, courage and beauty. No small feat in our world, she shines a light with her goodness for all time and adds honor to the word 'human".
kindest regards

Kes

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