Welcome to my JustGiving page and thank you to those who helped to make my Afternoon chari-Tea a really special time.

My story is a lucky one because I am healing well, although it is one I hope Peter and I never experience again, nor anyone we know. 

My ectopic was fraught with complications including failing organs, severe reactions to a chemo drug that I had to be given and surviving an undiscovered, second ectopic baby that grew to 12 weeks in my ovary before self-aborting (fortunately without a rupture).  Yes, we didn't even know that we were expecting twins!

The ovarian ectopic is the scary one.  Not one of my 10 doctors heeded my cries of pain in that area.  They put it down to soreness from the procedure they'd already done. Ovarian ectopics are so very rare that it is not part of usual practice when checking for a multiple pregnancy... (only scans are done but this does not show inside the ovary; a laporoscopy is needed for that).  Mine was only detected after it miscarried from tell-tale tissue and slight scarring.  I did get sincere apologies from the medical team for missing it before and they have otherwise looked after me brilliantly.

A rupture could have been instantly fatal for me.  I told you I am lucky :)

5 women in the UK die every year from an ectopic pregnancy.

It is amazing how many women I have spoken to this year who did not know what an ectopic pregnancy is or just presumed it was another word for 'miscarriage' (which is also a terrible, terrible loss for any woman).  Let's help the charity to change this and to give support to those who are severely affected or have lost someone they love.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

I am also collecting used stamps for the charity (somehow this makes a difference...) so please keep this in mind for the Christmas period and save those stamps for me in the new year!

Big love and big thanks,

Sunita xxx