I AM A HELLP Survivor – Preeclampsia Awareness Month

I am a HELLP Syndrome survivor too. A fellow blogger posted this on her blog today and I had to share it. I survived, but my son Holdon did not. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t still feel his loss and the after effects of this terrible condition of pregnancy.

Mommy This Mommy That’s post…

I just wanted to put out there that my daughter and I are HELLP survivors. I saw that May is preeclampsia awareness month. Everywhere I’ve read there are different definitions for HELLP. Some say you get help after you are diagnosed with preeclampsia. Other places say it’s a severe form of preeclampsia. According to the American pregnancy.org website HELLP syndrome defined

“HELLP Syndrome is a series of symptoms that make up a syndrome that can affect pregnant women. HELLP syndrome is thought to be a variant of preeclampsia, but it may be an entity all on its own. There are still many questions about the serious condition of HELLP syndrome. The cause is still unclear to many doctors and often HELLP syndrome is misdiagnosed. It is believed that HELLP syndrome affects about 0.2 to 0.6 percent of all pregnancies.”

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10 thoughts on “I AM A HELLP Survivor – Preeclampsia Awareness Month

  1. I am so sorry about your son. I also experienced preeclampsia (though not HELLP syndrome, thankfully) in my pregnancy. I was fortunate in that I knew what to look for and sought prompt medical attention. Thanks to the care I received, my sons and I are all alive and doing fine.

    Preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome are definitely conditions about which more women need to be educated and for which more study is needed to determine causes. Prevention and early detection could save many lives.

    1. Thanks for sharing your story hon. I’m so happy you caught it soon enough and you and your sons are okay!I became sick very suddenly. Prior to that, my only symptom was severe pain in my upper abdomen. I didn’t know at the time that this was a symptom of HELLP. I thought it was heartburn, it was only later that I learned it was a sign that my liver was shutting down. I definitely agree that information and knowledge is our best defense against this horrible condition of pregnancy!

  2. I am a HELLP survivor but my son, survived only for 15 hours. Thank you for writing this post to educate others about HELLP and pre-eclampcia!

    1. Oh hon, I’m so sorry to hear this. It’s been almost 4 years since we lost our son and there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t feel the pain of his loss and also anger over everything that happened. Praying so hard they find a way to prevent this from happening to any more families. For now all we can do is try to make an awareness. It isn’t much, but it’s something.

      Thinking about you and your little angel. Our sons are together now. Big hug <3

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