The resilience of the women who have gone before me inspires me every day, as well as the current stories of men and women battling the flood water in QLD recently.
After I finished my Physio degree, Luke and I moved into his grandma’s house and I thought about her when I raced outside to use the toilet on the verandah in the middle of winter. I thought about her when I stood barefoot on the cool concrete floor of the laundry. I thought about her when I was alone and isolated with a new baby, wondering what she did to get her through.
Six weeks before I was due to give birth, we had a flood and we were stranded on all sides. Luke woke me up as the water was rising and we grabbed the 2 year old and the hospital bag and got across the water in the tractor.
Grandma Kerin however told the story of when she was 40 weeks pregnant, there was an unexpected flood and the local men came and using thick wire cable ropes, set up a flying fox system to winch her across the raging flood waters in a 44 gallon drum.
I think of her, swinging across the raging water in the middle of the night, 40 weeks pregnant and then spilling out of the drum onto the mud on the other side. A car racing down the dirt road to the local hospital. The party line calling hours later. A new baby born, a flood miracle.
Supporting new mothers has been on my heart and it’s such a privilege to create a space for them and their babies to come together at Kerin Health, in our new program “Kerin Health Mother’s Group”. A place for them to connect, learn and support one another in this new chapter of their lives.
Interested in hearing more about the Kerin Health Mother’s Group? Follow the link: https://www.kerinhealth.com.au/mothers-group
