Stunned teen wakes up from coma to find she’d had a BABY!
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A teenager went to bed with a headache, fell into a coma and woke up four days later - after unknowingly giving birth to a surprise baby.
Ebony Stevenson, 18, had no idea she was pregnant, and after going to bed feeling unwell on December 2, 2018, she was rushed to hospital and placed in an induced coma before waking up on December 6 having had a baby girl.
The college student - who studies Sports Physiotherapy - hadn't developed a bump, experienced no morning sickness and had not missed a period.
She had no idea she was expecting as her unborn baby was hidden in one of two uteruses, in a condition called uterus didelphys.
The condition, thought to affect one in 3,000 women, means those affected are born with two uteruses.
In Ebony’s case, only one of them had a fallopian tube to carry an egg, while the other had none – meaning her chances of conception should have been slim.
After suffering a series of seizures on December 2, Ebony was rushed to Royal Oldham Hospital, Greater Manchester, and placed in an induced coma.
Medics performed tests and discovered Ebony had suffered from preeclampsia which had caused the seizures, and she was pregnant.
They told her mum immediately and said that the baby needed to be delivered right away.
She underwent an emergency caesarean on Monday 3 December and gave birth to a baby girl at 1.32am who weighed 7lbs 10ozs - just over three hours after the first fit.
Ebony woke on December 6 to discover she had given birth and was suddenly a mum.
She has now got her head around the news and is enjoying bonding with her daughter, who she has named Elodie.
The first time mum, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, said: "I didn't think I even wanted kids, at least not for another 10 years and never expected to be a young mum.
"Waking up from a coma to be told I had been pregnant and had given birth to a baby girl was overwhelming to say the least.
"Meeting my baby was so surreal. It felt like an out of body experience.
"I worried I wouldn't bond with my daughter because I had no time to get my head around her arrival, but I think she's amazing.
"It's an absolute miracle. I wouldn't change Elodie for the world."
Ebony had thought she was just unwell when she went to bed at 8.30pm on Sunday 2 December, complaining of a headache.
She doesn’t remember anything from then until waking up four days later - suddenly a mum.
Thankfully her mum, Sheree, 39, a stay-at-home mum-of-five, has been able to fill in the blanks.
Sheree said: “At around 10pm that night I heard Ebony shout down to me that her headache had gotten really bad.
“She started being sick so I rushed her into the bathroom and before I knew it she was having a seizure on the bathroom floor.
“I rang 999 immediately as she’d never had anything like this before.”
In the five minutes it took the ambulance to arrive, Ebony had five more seizures.
When paramedics treated Elodie they asked if she was pregnant.
“Despite me insisting she couldn’t be pregnant, the paramedics were certain she was, and to my shock a bump had appeared at her stomach,” Sheree said.
“They think the ferocity of the seizures could have caused the baby to move, making it suddenly visible.”
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Image by: Ebony Stevenson
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Ebony was rushed to Royal Oldham Hospital, near Manchester, where she was sedated before being rushed for an emergency caesarean that same morning.
Proud grandmother Sheree was the first to hold the surprise baby, who was born weighing 7lbs 10oz.
“It was a strange moment because I had no time to prepare for it,” Sheree said.
“I was over the moon that she was happy and healthy, but couldn’t help but worry about my own little girl who remained in a coma.”
For the next four days, Ebony was in an induced coma while Sheree and her mum – Ebony’s grandmother, Geraldine, 56 – stayed by her side, all the whilst looking after the little baby girl – who was later named Elodie.
On December 6, Ebony finally opened her eyes, and it was only then that she learnt she had two uterus’ – one of which was continuing to menstruate and the other which was growing her baby girl.
“When I woke up I remember the nurses telling me I had a baby, and before I knew it they’d put her on my chest,” said Elodie.
“It sounds awful now, but I asked them to take her away as I was so confused and sure they’d made a mistake.
“But my mum explained it all to me while the nurses were there and they gave my little girl back to me to hold properly for the first time.
“Although I was so confused – and pretty scared – it was a beautiful moment and she was so quiet.”
Due to the weight of her little girl, doctors suggest that Ebony carried her to full term, which is astonishing considering she had no idea.
This was made possible by the fact she has two uteruses - one is positioned towards her back so the pregnancy went unnoticed.
Neither Ebony nor her mum had any idea that she had two uteruses, but this allowed her to continue having regular periods throughout the pregnancy, disguising it even more.
“The doctors said that Elodie was a miracle baby, as women with her condition often struggle to conceive or carry to full-term,” Sheree said.
Both mum and baby remained in intensive care until finally being allowed home on December 13, where little Elodie was introduced to her uncles and aunts – Kennedy, 12, Poppy, eight, Pia, three and Navy, two.
“Ebony has taken to being a mum so well, she’s a natural,” Sheree added.
“And little Elodie is an absolute beauty – we couldn’t love her more if we tried.”
Ebony plans to go back to Hopwood College, Middleton – where she’s studying Sports Physiotherapy – in February, and mum Sheree will help take care of the baby.
“Although I had no time to prepare, I wouldn’t change what’s happened for the world,” said Ebony.
“I’m so excited to wake up and see her every morning, and to get to spend another day with my precious little miracle.”
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Hospital orthopaedic staff start morning ballroom dance routine before their shift
Image by: Matthew Newby SWNS 
Image by: Matthew Newby SWNS
Nurses at a hospital department have a new daily routine to boost spirits - a ballroom DANCING session on the ward before they start their shift.
The 22 staff members of orthopaedic outpatient team spend five minutes each morning moving and shaking to some upbeat dance tunes to get warmed up for work.
The unique daily fitness routine was only started in the department about four weeks ago.
But Orthopaedic Practitioner Andrew Stewart, who introduced it, says it is already proving a big hit.
Andrew, 58, who works on the orthopaedic outpatient ward at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, said: "It's a great way to warm yourself up, get your spirits going.
"We're always busy on the outpatient department, we can see between 200 and 400 patients in a morning, so it can get a bit intense. The dancing helps to clear the mind.
"It's still very new, but it's already proved to be a big success in the department."
Andrew, who has worked at the hospital for 12 years, loves to dance, and goes to weekly ballroom and Latin dancing classes - which is where he got the idea.
He said: "We do this thing called the Cupid shuffle at the end of each session, and I thought, this is what I'm looking for to bring back to work."
Andrew added: "It's a cross-generational thing, too - anybody can do it.
"One of our staff has had two knee replacements and has a bad hip, but she still comes along and joins in where she can.
"We start our shift at 8.30 in the morning, so we spend five minutes dancing, usually from 8.15 to 8.20.
"We try to get a dance in at the end of our lunch break, too - but it depends how busy we are.
"We get some funky tunes on to get us moving and get our blood flowing. At the moment we're dancing to Uptown Funk and to 5 6 7 8 by Steps."
Andrew said that anywhere between eight and fifteen staff members join in the dance routines - depending on how many people are working that day.
"We don't profess to be fitness gurus - it's just a bit of fun. I think fitness is an all-round thing, and is just as important for your mental health.
"It's about shaking off the sluggishness," he added.
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Couple order corn on the cob in the Midlands - and get a bread roll filled with sweetcorn
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A couple who ordered a corn on the cob from their local takeaway were baffled to be served - a bread roll filled with sweetcorn.
Paige Hart, 24, and boyfriend William Maddock, 32, popped into a local takeaway in the Midlands, where a bread roll is known commonly known as a 'cob'.
They placed a £14 order - including a £3.50 dish of corn on the cob - before returning home to their flat in Carlton, Nottingham.
But when Page got home she discovered she'd been given sweetcorn on a bread roll.
Paige said: “Me and William wanted something to eat before we got home and couldn’t be bothered to cook.
“It’s a bit like Nando’s so we ordered our chicken.
“I turned to William and said I fancied I corn on the cob so I asked the guy behind the counter if he did it.
“At first he looked at me a bit weird and said ‘of course darling’ and bagged it up.
“We were just gobsmacked.
“We were both in stitches as he took it so literally.
“What some people call baps we call cobs so he took it literally."
Last year a YouGov study revealed how more than 50 per cent of people in Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire use the word 'cob' for a bread roll.
“The thing is it didn’t even have butter on," said Paige. “And I still was really craving a corn on the cob.
“It’s not nice without butter. We didn’t eat it in the end. We took a few pics and put it in the bin.”
Image by: Paige Hart
Image by: Paige Hart
WATCH: Teen who lost both hands as a child completes entire makeup routine - using a BIONIC ARM
Video by: Sarah Lockey
This incredible video shows a teen who lost both hands to meningitis as a baby completing her makeup routine - using a BIONIC ARM.
Tilly Lockey, 13, can put on her eyeliner, use makeup brushes and blenders effortlessly without any assistance.
The inspirational girl has devoted her time over the years to raising awareness of the complications that can follow meningitis.
She needed 10 blood transfusions and lost both of her hands after contracting meningococcal septicaemia at just 15 months old.
Tilly was given a 0% chance survival by doctors but defied all of the odds to survive the deadly disease.
She has previously been given bionic arms with basic functions and also trialled several others.
But at Christmas 2018, Tilly was given her first set of comic book inspired 'hero arms' by Bristol-based technology company Openbionics.
The high-tech limbs can function as normal hands and were tailor-made for Tilly on a 3D printer.
The bionic arms are the first medically approved prosthesis of their kind in Britain and allow for precise and delicate movements that other prosthetic hands cannot do.
Tilly uses the arm to paint, play games and to give a 'thumbs-up' to her friends but she has also started to use them to put on her own makeup.
She has followed makeup blogs and now posts tutorials and videos online.
Her mum Sarah Lockey, 39, who works for the charity Meningitis Now which supported her daughter, said: "She finds the arm so useful.
"Tilly posted a video doing her makeup on her Twitter last year and everybody seemed to love it.
"She mainly started to put makeup on when she became a teenager so the arm has been such a huge help."
Tilly lost both of her hands and the tips of her toes when she contracted meningococcal septicaemia.
Aged just three-years-old, Tilly got a pair of 'myolectric arms' which only had basic functions of control.
For years after the surgery, Sarah desperately tried ways to get her the best prosthetics, fundraising and researching.
However, in 2016, Tilly was the first child in the world to be given trial 'bionic arms' by Bristol-based technology company Openbionics.
Image by: Simon Galloway
Image by: Simon Galloway
The new 'hero arms' - given to Tilly in 2018 - use sensors within the casing to respond to movements by Tilly and are designed to have all of the same functions as a usual pair of arms.
It means Tilly can now interact with her friends and family - including her father Adam Lockey, 38, and sisters Tia, 15, Lucyanna, 11, and Hermione, seven - in the same way as any other teenager.
Her mum Sarah, from Consett, County Durham said: "She can do everything with the arms.
"When she was diagnosed with meningitis as a 15-month-old I was told she had no chance of survival.
"To see how far she has come is incredible, I am so proud of her.
"She can use the arm just like anyone would use their hands.
"She now realises how much she can actually do with her 'hero arm' and she uses it for everything in everyday life.
"Tilly has become a triallist for the company now so she gets sent different designs and is used to test them for other children.
"She has tested around eight different designs since 2016 and they can then be altered and developed to be better for people in the same position."
Tilly has had incredible experiences throughout her life including meeting the Dalai Lama.
She has also appeared on hit ITV show 'This time next year..' where she showed the amazing difference being given her bionic arms had on her life.
Last week, Tilly even headed to London to model her hero arm at the premiere of Alita: Battle Angel in the West End - complete with a custom arm to become the character.
Sarah added: "She has achieved so much already in her life.
"We just want to keep raising the awareness of everything she went through and how much these arms can help children.
"I am so proud."
Image by: Sarah Lockey
Image by: Sarah Lockey
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The 'hero arms' cost approximately £10,000 per arm to purchase, although Tilly has been given multiple different sets to trial due to her role as an ambassador for the company.
Tilly said she loves the simple things about the arms - including being able to hold two items at once.
She said: "I really love how I can now hold two things at once.
"It sounds really simple and it is probably what a lot of people take for granted but to me, to be able to hold a book in one hand and a pen in another while I’m studying is great.
"I also love how cool they look, they’re lots of fun and I’m proud to wear them.”
Image by: Simon Galloway
Image by: Simon Galloway
World-famous 'French Spiderman' free-climbs 475-foot tower in just 25 minutes
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This astonishing video shows a world-famous free-climber, known as 'The French Spiderman', scale the side of a 475-foot tall building in just 25 minutes.
Alain Robert, 57, is famous for his free solo climbing, scaling skyscrapers using no climbing equipment except for a small bag of chalk and his climbing shoes.
The daredevil has climbed a whopping 165 buildings without a safety cord, including the 1,000-foot tall Eiffel Tower in Paris, and Dubai's Burj Khalifah, which stands at a whopping 2,700 feet tall.
And on Wednesday, 24/03/20, Alain was spotted scaling the Agbar Tower in Barcelona, Spain, which stands 475-foot tall (144 metres).
It took the Frenchman just 25 minutes to make it up the building and back down again - watched and filmed by his friend and fellow free-climber Adam Lockwood, 18.
Adam, from Manchester, is also currently in Barcelona to free-climb, and he supported Alain from the roof of a neighbouring building, The Arts Hotel - Barcelona's tallest building, at 505 feet tall.
Image by: Adam Lockwood
Image by: Adam Lockwood
Image by: Adam Lockwood
Adam said: "I knew Alain was here and was going to climb the Agbar Tower, so I climbed to the top of The Arts Hotel last night [Tues] and slept on the roof to watch him.
"It took him about 25 minutes to go up and back down again. When he got back down he got put in the back of an ambulance, and then driven off in a police car.
"Last time he did this he got escorted out the country. I don't know if that's going to happen again now."
Adam added that he has known Alain for about a year - but that Alain has been free-climbing "all his life".
It was the Frenchman's fourth time climbing the Agbar Tower - having previously scaled the 38-storey building in 2006, 2007, and 2016.
Mysterious face has appeared in a cliff following a landslide - and locals claim it could be the head of a mythical GIANT that stalked the area
A mysterious face has appeared in a cliff following a landslide - and locals claim it could be the head of a mythical GIANT that stalked the area.
Louise Coe, 45, was walking the coast path at Bedruthan Steps when she noticed a pair of eyes and a nose staring back at her.
NHS worker Louise and her husband walk the route near Padstow in Cornwall regularly but had not been recently - due to recent landslides that closed the steps.
She suspects the face was caused by the landslides - creating a remarkably detailed carving of a face.
The 'steps' are a natural rock formation said to have been created when the 'Bedruthan Giant' used them as stepping stones to cross the bay.
Some locals have even claimed the face could be that of the mythical giant.
Louise said: "My partner and I were just out walking with the dog when we spotted it.
"We're National Trust members so we quite often walk along the coast near the Bedruthan Steps.
"There had been some rock falls recently we think, but suddenly my partner and I just noticed that the rock face looked like a face looking out to sea.
"The steps are actually closed at the moment because of rock falls, so it might be a new formation - it looks very different.''
Dangerous landslides have been reported there both in December 2019 and on New Year's Day 2021.
Former Tory Minister Rory Stewart claims Boris Johnson is leaking negative stories about Rishi Sunak - because he feels threatened by him
Former Conservative Minister Rory Stewart claims Boris Johnson is leaking negative stories about Rishi Sunak - because he feels threatened by him.
Stewart, 49, a former Tory leadership contender, says the PM is ''probably quite enjoying'' the criticism aimed at the Chancellor and his wife.
Stewart says Sunak is aware the recent ''smear campaign'' is not just from journalists - and ''No.10 is feeding quite a lot of this''.
He says ''it's perfectly possible that people inside No.10 are quite enjoying dripping this stuff through''.
Stewart was speaking on Alastair Campbell's 'The Rest Is Politics' podcast.
He said: "My guess is Boris Johnson is probably quite enjoying this.
I think he feels threatened by Rishi Sunak.
"Rishi was the big challenger to him, and I think when Rishi Sunak is saying it's a bit of a smear campaign, he's not just talking about journalists going after him.
"I think he suspects that No.10 is feeding quite a lot of this.
"I think it's perfectly possible that people inside No.10 are quite enjoying dripping this stuff through.
"Suggesting he's going off on holiday in California, when he probably isn't...
"Drawing people's attentions to questions they might ask about his tax, asking about the green card etc.
"Because I think apart from Rishi Sunak it's difficult to see who really is in a position to challenge Boris Johnson."
Sunak's wife has been slammed for her 'non-domicile' status in the UK.
Both Sunak and Murty have also been criticized for holding US green cards.
Sunak studied at University in California but is a British citizen and was born in the UK.
Stewart added: "Rishi Sunak, I'm not particularly fond of. He's not a guy I particularly got on with while I was in Parliament.
"But I do feel there is something very very disturbing about this sort of political life and what it means psychologically.
"He now in an instant has found his wife under attack, he's basically being accused of being a liar and a criminal when from his point of view he hasn't broken any law at all.
"I was saying to a friend that I felt sorry for him, and my friend just laughed and said that they were enjoying this enormously.
"But obviously as a former politician, I don't enjoy watching this happen to anyone, Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem.
"It's one of the reasons we don't end up with good politicians."
The podcast is here: https://play.acast.com/s/the-rest-is-politics/
