A 27-year-old mother met her newborn son for the first time after waking up from a coma two weeks after giving birth.
Becky Rule arrived at the Wrexham Maelor Hospital a day before her due date complaining about severe migraines.
The doctors performed an emergency cesarean as Becky and her unborn baby had dangerously high heart rates.
Becky gave birth to a boy, Jackson who weighed 8lb 13oz (4kg) and was a healthy baby.
However, Becky nearly died after giving birth as she suffered multiple seizures and was taken to Liverpool’s specialist Walton Centre where she was put into the medically induced coma.
The doctors thought she wouldn’t survive as she suffered from a brain infection.
Despite she had one in five chance of survival, she recovered after the doctors operated her.
She woke up from coma 14 days after giving birth to Jackson.
Becky then met her newborn baby but unfortunately, she lost her memory and was unable to feel full or hungry.
She was forced to learn to read and write all over again and her partner Dan Harries helped her through this difficult time.
After celebrating Jackson’s first birthday, Becky shared her story.
She said: “I was given a 20 percent chance of survival. My family was told that even if I did make it through, it was likely I would have no memory or be able to walk or talk.”
She thanked God for saving her and her baby’s life even though she needed to teach herself everything all over again as if she was a child again.
She said: “I still couldn’t talk. Even when I came home I could only say odd words. It was weird. I struggled to hold his milk bottle. At first, I’d have to set alarms on my phone to remind me of milk feeds.”
Becky is still not fully recovered but she is learning everything and thanked her partner for being encouraging and looking after their baby.
She said: “Dan was amazing. As soon as Jackson was out of hospital he brought him to see me.”
She also thanked the doctors and the medical staff for saving her life.
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