Closure...?

I had a bit of a wobble at the end of 2012 and thought that because my final deadline was only moments away - 31st January 2013 - I had better remove the posts below in case they somehow impacted upon the hospital's decision to admit liability. Not posting here didn't stop all the 'posts in my head' though and I had an idea to start a crochet blog, which may well come to fruition someday. 

Then I had some good news. 

So now I'm back. And guess what??? The hospital admitted liability in full for DS's birth injuries. In full. It wasn't my fault in the slightest that the undereducated midwives (three of them! Have I mentioned that before) failed to notice the CTG - the monitoring equipment they use in high risk labours, a fundamental piece of equipment that is their duty to understand - was telling them that my poor darling son was not coping well. All three of them:

failed to adhere to the requirements for adequate monitoring during my labour

provided substandard care

failed to recognise and stay within the limits of their competence

failed to make a referral to another practitioner when it was in the best interests of someone in their care

failed in their duty to monitor me and my response to intravenous medication

demonstrated a lack of competence and failed in their responsibility to safeguard the health and wellbeing of the public – both me and my, then, unborn son. 

My son has severe brain damage as a result of the mis-management of my labour. And it was their fault. The hospital - Leeds General Infirmary - admit liability.