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Wed 11th Jul 2007 by Ben Palmer.… children's and mine are between late May and July. Our wedding was in late July and her death and funeral were before our anniversary.
This is Jessica's time of year and I will relish that thought tomorrow, three years after I buried her in that fine oak coffin on my father's birthday.
Time of the moth
Sat 7th Jul 2007 by Ben Palmer.… bought one of the suits to wear to go away after our wedding reception, and have since worn it to Funeral, Inquest, legal conferences, round table settlement meeting and the High Court. It's travelled well with me until now and I'll miss it.
Throwing so much of my wardrobe out has made me think about Jessica's clothes in boxes upstairs. Some has already been sent to charity shops, but the …
What is childbed fever?
Childbed fever is an infection of the womb in new mothers which can lead to septicaemia. If left untreated infection will cause organ failure and death - even in young, fit mothers.more»
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We would like every parent and every midwife and doctor to know that childbed fever is still a very real threat to a mother's life.more »
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Who is Jessica?
Jessica Palmer was a Mum. She died in June 2004, at 34 years old, of childbed fever caused by Group A streptococcus.more »
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