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Dear friends
I already made my piece for the quilt. Tricia is a very strong woman who has a difficult journey to make. This was her mail to her midwife friends when she got to know about her illness. So you can know who she is. Lieve
My lovely and precious midwife friends,
This is a strange email to write and no doubt difficult to receive. I hate doing this by email, but then in a way it enables me to talk to you all, which I wouldn’t have been able to do not so many years ago.
I have been diagnosed with an inoperable brain stem tumour, and at the moment we don’t know quite how the future will play out. It is hard to believe and we are slowly finding our way through this new journey that we find ourselves unexpectedly on. I have two incredible midwives here who are ‘midwifing’ me through this journey and so I am well tended. It is most certainly a lesson in living in the present and enjoying every single blessing that comes your way. On a happy note, Roger (my partner of 15 years) and I got married last week; and I loved being a married woman!!
I am also learning the difficult lesson to ask for what I need…
I don’t want you to jump on a plane!! but if there is anything that will get me through this it is the midwife circle in the world that we have created; a circle of women who understand about life’s gateways and who are not scared when life is on the edge…. But who also understand about the power of women to heal and nurture. If I can know that you will hold me in your thoughts whenever you have a quiet few minutes, and send me love and oxytocin from around the world, that will give me such tremendous inner strength to face whatever will happen, and maybe some healing too. If you can send it, I know I will feel it and receive it. We can maybe even do our own research trial (n=1)… If you know other midwives who will understand, perhaps you can ask them too; I know I’ve missed out midwives that I know and love, so please don’t be offended if that includes you!. I don’t want to ask for more than any one of you can give, so if it is shared around the circle then no one will feel overwhelmed.
Emails, positive thoughts, prayers: whatever you can send I will welcome with open arms and heart.
It is ironic that my doctorate is on trust and oxytocin; and I find myself on the biggest trust journey of them all. I am learning so much.
You are all incredible, inspirational women who I am privileged to know; I know our work is truly life-changing. If I could lay my head in any of your laps just for a moment…
Love and light to you all,
Tricia
(Anderson)
Lieve Huybrechts vroedvrouw 0477740853
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Dear LIsters,
A few weeks ago I heard that Tricia Anderson, known to many of you as a wonderful midwife from Bournemouth University, MIDIRS, The Practising Midwife etc has a brain stem tumour, and has only a short time to live.
Tricia was in Australia for the ICM in July and it was during her time here that she first began to feel unwell. After some exploratory tests the tumour was discovered and despite chemotherapy and radiotherapy, there is little that can be done. The news has come as a terrible shock to those who knew her. She has written widely, was a very popular speaker and workshop presenter, an independently practising midwife, University lecturer, Editor etc etc. She was a presenter at the Birth International Conference in the UK last April and I have worked with her before several times. Her plight only came to my attention when I approached her to join us at the next UK Conference.
The following message is being circulated and I have posted it to the ozmidwifery so that the message spreads across Australia. Tricia has many friends here and they may want to contribute. Our thoughts are very much with her during this terrible ordeal.
Regards
Andrea
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