Mothers Instinct

[harryconnolly]

Hi all, you may have seen in the press this week that my beautiful son Harry died last year through needless mistakes made by several Drs.
I feel I was not listened to by medical proffesionals and had I have been I truely believe the outcome would be different and I would not be writting this now.
I am determined that Harry makes a difference and that NO other child dies needlesly because mothers are NOT being listened too.
My friend and I are setting up a charity called MOTHERS INSTINCT to raise awareness and to help other families in our tragic situation.
We have a facebook page MOTHERS INSTINCT.
Please take a look at our page and share your ideas and experiences, we hope to have a web page set up really soon.
Thanks mums xx

harry's mum can I just say I read your story in the paper and I cried and cried. I am so incredibly angry for you. These bloody so called 'doctors' what on earth were they thinking not even doing the basic diagnostic tests on your precious son. I have a son the same age, so I cannot begin to comprehend how you must feel. God bless x

I am so very very sorry for your loss. I have just read about your beautiful harry and joined the fb group. Thank you so much for having the strength to think of others at such a time. I have a son 4 and cannot comprehend how you must be feeling, I promise I will camp out at the hospital if I feel it is necessary. Take care and sweet dreams Harry x

So sorry for your loss - Harry sounds like a beautiful soul xx

So very sorry for the loss of your beautiful little boy. A mother's instinct is so very powerful and to have that ignored by the medical profession is dreadful. Good luck with your campaign.

Hi, Harry's Mum, so sorry to hear of the loss of your beautiful boy.

I just wanted to give an example of an NHS Unit which is very much geared to listening to parents opinions on their children's care. My brother and sister in law have recently had very premature twin boys, who are being treated in a Neonatal Unit in the East Midlands.

They have been consulted and continually updated on the boys treatment, and after my smallest nephew had an urgent operation a fortnight ago, the consultant paediatrician rang my Sister in Law during ward rounds, as she was making her way into hospital to spend the day with the boys, to ask her opinion on how he was responding to treatment and whether she felt he was ready to have his morphine reduced.

It seems clear to me that the attitude of those in charge of the unit, both doctors and nurses, is that parents are valued as their children's advocates.
I think this is partly due to the charity Adapt being on hand at the hospital to support parents in feeling confident that they know their child/children best.

If parents can be trusted, consulted and valued in this way, by one unit, in one hospital, then it is obvious that this can and should happen in all hospitals everywhere. I hope your campaign can help this to happen x