For some time now I've been wanting to set this blog up. I guess I just feel a need a space in my life right now where I can put my stuff. Work stuff.
This blog, for me is not about getting lots of readers. I don't mind at all if I don't get even a single one, I just really need to write sometimes about my experiences. It helps me to feel clear in my own mind where I stand with things.
I am mostly a lone worker. I work in the community, I work from home and I work on the Neonatal unit. My job, which is mainly voluntary is to support families who have sick and vulnerable babies.
This role was not given to me, It was self chosen. After I had my own daughter, born at just 25 weeks gestation, weighing a little more than a pound, I vowed I'd never let anyone go through the same as I did alone.
For the last four years I've been living that promise. With the help of our Matron I've established a small but effective peer support service that receives a small amount of funding.
I love my job. I love holding the hands of Mothers going through what I did. Goodness knows I'm sure I don't get it right all the time but I know I want to.
'Going back in' is about my journey back in to neonatal, this time as a supporter. I am not a nurse, I am not a doctor. I am just a Mum who reaches out to others.
