A mum almost died and was left paralysed after giving birth to her baby son. Sylwia McGinty, 36, forgot that she had given birth and failed to recognise her family after a terrifying battle with pre-eclampsia which left her fighting for life in a coma.
She then suffered heart failure and a stroke and was paralysed down her left side. Amazingly, the brave mum has learned to walk again and can now look after her baby son, Frank, who she credits as the inspiration for her recovery.
Sylwia, a former accountant, says: “I’ve had pre-eclampsia, sepsis, heart failure, a stroke and paralysis – yet I consider myself blessed.
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