Amy Perry

afternoon appointment is like... far away from what was happening in my mind. But I don't know what's happening at the hospital. I don't know what's going on. So I really just hang out on the phone with her. Amy coaches Caitlin through more contractions. They all sounded really real to me. They do the car booking dance again.

afternoon appointment is like... far away from what was happening in my mind. But I don't know what's happening at the hospital. I don't know what's going on. So I really just hang out on the phone with her. Amy coaches Caitlin through more contractions. They all sounded really real to me. They do the car booking dance again.

Not quite the same where she forgot to hit the button, but this time she told me the name of the driver. And again, there was like a conversation with this driver that I could hear through her. I didn't hear this person, but I heard the same car sounds. And she got to her appointment. She went right in.

Not quite the same where she forgot to hit the button, but this time she told me the name of the driver. And again, there was like a conversation with this driver that I could hear through her. I didn't hear this person, but I heard the same car sounds. And she got to her appointment. She went right in.

We had a lovely stillbirth delivery. Like, you know, as nice as it could be, she described to us what the baby looked like when she was holding her. She got that immediate skin to skin and she described what it was like to hold the baby and what she felt like.

We had a lovely stillbirth delivery. Like, you know, as nice as it could be, she described to us what the baby looked like when she was holding her. She got that immediate skin to skin and she described what it was like to hold the baby and what she felt like.

And then she started making noises like she was in pain again. She was making like, oh, like, oh, kind of noises, like, like something was being done to her body. And she explained to me that they were tugging at her placenta, that they were tugging at the cord and that it was painful. And she was having a hard time with that.

And then she started making noises like she was in pain again. She was making like, oh, like, oh, kind of noises, like, like something was being done to her body. And she explained to me that they were tugging at her placenta, that they were tugging at the cord and that it was painful. And she was having a hard time with that.

And so I was just reminding her to breathe, you know, let her body do what it's supposed to do. You know, I'm here for you, whatever happens and just reminding her she's not alone.

And so I was just reminding her to breathe, you know, let her body do what it's supposed to do. You know, I'm here for you, whatever happens and just reminding her she's not alone.

And so I'm on the phone with a 24-year-old girl who's just had a stillborn baby to a sexual assault. And now I have to process with her that she needs a hysterectomy after this.

And so I'm on the phone with a 24-year-old girl who's just had a stillborn baby to a sexual assault. And now I have to process with her that she needs a hysterectomy after this.

She's just acting very sad at this moment. To me, it was acting like she was a little bit dissociative, like she maybe wasn't really present in the moment. She started like whispering a lot of the bad news. So she would, she would like get really quiet and say they want to do a hysterectomy. And then you'd be like, okay, that really blows. Let's figure that out.

She's just acting very sad at this moment. To me, it was acting like she was a little bit dissociative, like she maybe wasn't really present in the moment. She started like whispering a lot of the bad news. So she would, she would like get really quiet and say they want to do a hysterectomy. And then you'd be like, okay, that really blows. Let's figure that out.

But right now, you just need to know that you're safe. These are medical professionals. They're trying to do what's best for you. If you're bleeding this badly, then they're trying to save your life. And I'm here for you, right?

But right now, you just need to know that you're safe. These are medical professionals. They're trying to do what's best for you. If you're bleeding this badly, then they're trying to save your life. And I'm here for you, right?

It sounded like she was fading, like it sounded like she was having difficulty talking, like she was having difficulty staying awake. She would talk about how scared she was.

It sounded like she was fading, like it sounded like she was having difficulty talking, like she was having difficulty staying awake. She would talk about how scared she was.

She would explain what the inside of the ambulance looked like. Honestly, she used a lot of tactics that I have been taught all my life in therapy. Things like focusing on one object in the room and describing that object in the room. or focusing on one feeling you're having instead of all the different feelings you're having. And so we spent time doing that.

She would explain what the inside of the ambulance looked like. Honestly, she used a lot of tactics that I have been taught all my life in therapy. Things like focusing on one object in the room and describing that object in the room. or focusing on one feeling you're having instead of all the different feelings you're having. And so we spent time doing that.