“I almost died during childbirth”
WHEN MELISSA DE KOKER fell pregnant after six years of battling infertility, she thought her bad luck was behind her. In the lead-up to conception, the mom-to-be had had one unnecessary fibroid surgery and another procedure to remove pervasive endometriosis, which almost cost her her life. The birth of her miracle baby could surely not be as traumatic? Little did she know what life would have in store…
“For years I suffered from heavy and painful periods to the point where I would vomit and pass out from the pain. I ended up in hospital several times because of it, but doctors simply put it down to a bladder infection.
“I had
