Jacqueline Anne Potter. That’s who I am thinking about today. And who I have been thinking about for the last two weeks since I made this video and it exploded across social media. In fact I can’t get her or her family out of my mind.
A women - a beloved mother, wife, grandmother, teacher and friend. It took 13 years before a doctor even mentioned menopause or peri menopause.
You can read the coroner’s eye-opening report here.
I read the news and all sorts of stories every day. It’s too easy to miss some of the most important. And I want to shine a light.
The amount of stories from women I have received since is both incredible and horrifying. Many of them are just about here to tell them. But only, they say, because they were luckier than Jacqueline - known by all as Anne.
Health shouldn’t come down to luck. Menopause training is not mandatory for GPs.
And 40 or earlier is still thought of as “too young” for perimenopause, the most turbulent time for women’s hormones as the decline begins - a process that can take anything from two to 10 years or longer before menopause - technically a one day event when the periods finally end.
While women can educate themselves - we need doctors to meet us on the pitch - armed and ready to help.
Share this post