I am taking part in a Skydive with one of my best friends because I’ve always wanted to do one and what better way than raising money for the charity that helped make everyone aware of my diagnosis?!

When I gave birth to my first child in November 2015 I became severely mentally unwell almost immediately after. My family thought I was going crazy, I thought I was superwoman.. yet I didn’t eat, didn’t sleep and didn’t care. It was quite apparent to my mum that something wasnt quite right. After days of me hallucinating, paramedics thinking I was on narcotics and speaking to doctors, I was admitted to Ipswich mental hospital. I would only see my family during visiting times, not that I wanted to see them anyway because I believed they were against me and sending me to prison. I believe my girlfriend at the time was drugging me and my mum was poisoning me. I stayed at Ipswich until there was a bed in my local hospital, Wedgewood.  Here I began to get better with the medications they rapidly put me on but i’d still have my doubts. I would see my son as often as my mum could bring him but I was just so mentally exhausted I couldn’t bring myself to care for him. When I was in Ipswich I was offered to go to a mother and baby unit but I declined because I believed I would be going to prison. The MBU was in Chelmsford as this was the closest one to me but I’d have been with my son... I still declined. Few days later I discharged myself as it was Christmas.. I felt everything was fine.. and it was.. for a few weeks. I then relapsed, medication was changed and increased and I began to get better without hospital admission. 

I could go into much more detail but I won’t.. APP help new mothers and their families during the severe illness and this wonderful charity helped me to understand what exactly I was diagnosed with. Whilst there’s more talk about PPP now, it wasn’t known to me when I was diagnosed in 2015. 

I have since then gone on to have a gorgeous little girl who I didn’t suffer PPP due to medications during pregnancy etc. APP forums helped me get through this with answering any questions I may have had etc...

Anyway... back to the fundraiser! 

I ideally would like to raise at least £500 but would be ecstatic with even more than that so anything you can donate would be greatly appreciated! 

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