I’m still recovering from my pregnancy, two years later

Sophie went in for a C-section delivery but then slid into unconsciousness right after (Photo: David Gichuru/Standard)

Sophie is in the company of her two-year-old daughter who gleefully dances at her mother’s feet.  She moves slowly and lethargically. Her hair is shaved down into a crop cut and she wears a flowy dress. She tells us that she is finishing up on a few chores and will join us in the living room shortly, leaving her hyper little girl behind.

The young toddler plays, oblivious of the fact that she was born at a time when her mother was fighting for her life and soon after the diagnosis of the illness that plagued her delivery.  Sophie has hyperthyroidism, a condition characterised by overproduction of thyroid hormone. The thyroid hormone typically controls metabolism and in excess amounts, will affect the workings of different systems in the body.