
Filomena Kaguako
Freelance Journalist at Freelance
Writer at Irish Times
๐ฐ Freelance journo ๐ธ Health + Family @irishtimes ๐ธ Health & Living @independent_ie Contact ๐ง: [email protected]
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5 days ago |
independent.ie | Filomena Kaguako
I survived a stroke at 26, but three years on I still suffer from post-stroke fatigueChristopher Webb eventually regained his speech and mobility after suffering a bleed on the brain in 2022, but thereโs a little known side-effect that continues to have a major impact on his lifeChristopher Webb says he is grateful he is 99pc the person he was before suffering a stroke in 2022. Photo: Mark CondrenOne of the biggest misconceptions around strokes is that they mainly affect the elderly.
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3 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Filomena Kaguako
โThere was never a boyfriend I saw myself having kids with, so I did it on my ownโ โ a single mumโs IVF journeyWhen Meath woman Siobhan Cookson (35) was in various relationships, she never pictured a future with children. This changed when she became single, she tells Filomena KaguakoSiobhan Cookson with her 17-month-old daughter Summer at their home in Navan. Photo: Steve HumphreysI havenโt been in the healthiest of relationships.
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2 months ago |
independent.ie | Filomena Kaguako
A lack of adequate support after the birth of her son in 2019 encouraged mother-of-two Roberta Hynes to take matters into her own hands and train to become a doula, providing the caring, empathetic pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum help she wished sheโd had herselfโIโve had five miscarriages โ one before my first, and four between our first and our second child.
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2 months ago |
independent.ie | Filomena Kaguako
โMy newborn died before his due date โ I wouldnโt have survived without my tribe of bereaved mothersโ Despite the support of close family and friends, Sarah McNicholas felt numb for along time after the loss of her baby boy โ until she met other mums who could relate Sarah McNicholas who lost her son Jack when he was just a few months old, pictured at the Butterfly Garden in Swinford Co Mayo (Photo Conor McKeown) When loss strikes in a way that is impossible to grasp, the mental impact can be...
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Feb 27, 2025 |
independent.ie | Filomena Kaguako
Research shows that engaging in different forms of dance for a short time every day can boost our fitness levels. Here, writer Filomena Kaguako puts science to the testThe findings of a 2024 study authored by Dr Aston McCullough in the National Library of Medicine would incentivise anyone with an affinity for dancing to get their tappers out.
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