It's always difficult to go back to those days and remember everything with clarity.
The memories are always there, but talking about it all makes us think about it again.
I was 30 days old when my family were told about my brain damage. Life was never the same.
Those 122 days were some of the most difficult days we faced.
(And then the cancer days, the surgery days, the days I stopped breathing.... there have been many scary days.)
Post Traumatic Stress is real and we feel it's claws digging in to us... often.
But, we believe it is important to share our story.
Many people tell us that we encourage and inspire them. If my story helps others - we should tell it. If telling my story helps people to see past my disabilities - we should tell it.
"Pregnancy is a time of great excitement and planning, buying furniture and baby clothes, going to ante-natal classes. But what happens when the baby arrives much earlier than expected, dangerously early? Jennifer Macey's baby Billie spent three months in the parallel universe that is the neo-natal intensive care unit, eight years ago. She takes us back to that time of anxiety and excitement, along with three other mothers she shared the experience with."
Listen to the podcast here.
These photo were provided by us and are from the ABC National Radio website.