Missy Bo Kearns said she spent four days in hospital with sepsis after her miscarriage, crediting Aston Villa doctor Jodie Blackadder-Weinstein for urging her to seek treatment.
Kearns described the experience as hellish and said she did not initially recognize the severity of her condition
She told the BBC that she and her partner Liam endured three to four days of hell in hospital in Birmingham, adding that they did not realize how much they had gone through until later.
The midfielder said she initially resisted going to hospital because she did not aim for to admit she felt unwell
Kearns explained that she did not want to go to hospital but Blackadder-Weinstein insisted, likely saving her life by identifying sepsis while she was focused on grief over losing her child.
Kearns has returned to Villa’s training ground but says she is still coping with mental trauma in waves
She visited the training ground to see teammates and rebuild fitness but said she is not fully coping, with good days interrupted by waves of upset over practical matters related to the loss.
What did Kearns say about her current state of mind?
She said there are days where she feels good and has been training with the Aston Villa women’s team, but yesterday she was upset all day after receiving news about things they need to sort.
Which charity did Kearns highlight as a resource for pregnancy and baby loss?
She highlighted Tommy’s, the UK’s largest pregnancy and baby loss charity, as an important resource to lean on and stressed the importance of not suffering in silence.