Sarah contracted a severe case of flu while pregnant with her second child, which caused her to fall into a coma and lose her unborn baby boy. When she awoke, doctors warned her family she may die and that her feet may need to be amputated due to lack of blood flow while ill. She survived but lost her toes. Years later, she has learned not to blame herself and hopes sharing her story will encourage other pregnant women to get flu vaccinations. A Scottish Navy bomb disposal unit received an award for their work defusing explosive devices allegedly sent to Celtic manager Neil Lennon and fans. Two men are charged in connection to the plot. Three care workers in Scotland were fired after the

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Carers axed SARAH WARNS MUMS-TO-BE AFTER EVERYDAY VIRUS CAUSED TRAGEDY
after death
of pensioner Sex call J SUSPENDED Ledger Flu cost me J SCARE Neil Lennon
S
my unborn
THREE care workers have
been sacked following the
Navy unit
death of a pensioner.
The family of Yvonne
Carrie claim she twice cop set delight at
activated her community
for sack top gong
baby and I
alarm as she lay dying but
no one was sent to help.
The body of the 74-year-old A SCOTS Navy unit have been
– who had a history of health A FAMILY protection honoured for their work
problems – was found in her unit detective has been dealing with an alleged plot
I n ve r a l d i e h o m e , n e a r suspended after to bomb Celtic manager
Dundee, the next day by her admitting making calls in Neil Lennon and high profile
carer. It’s understood Yvonne J TRAGIC Yvonne Carrie which he described 3 FAMIlY fans of the club.
died from a lung condition. know anything about what performing sex acts on Sarah and The Northern Diving Group
wished it
Her family only discovered happened that night.” children. Simon and – who work from Faslane
she had contacted staff at Senior officials at Angus But police chiefs have children Naval Base – were awarded
the ser vice when they Council have said they will refused to reveal whether Millie, Daisy the Diving Unit Effectiveness
telephoned them to inform meet the family once their Detective Constable Iain and Matthew Trophy for 2011 by the
them of her death. inquiry is done. Ledger is still on full pay Royal Navy.
Angus Council suspended The emergency service is after he was placed on The 34-strong team were
four members of staff after run from a control room in the sex offenders’ involved in dealing with the
Yvonne’s death in October Kirriemuir, Angus, and when register. devices, which were
and launched a probe. a person activates their Ledger, 47, is expected allegedly sent by post, and
killed me
Three of them have since alarm system, they are trans- to be dismissed from his the forensic investigation.
been dismissed. ferred to an operator. post at Tayside Police Sources said the award
Yvonne’s family also Depending on the following an internal recognised the diving group’s
contacted the procurator circumstances, staff can take investigation. “safe handling of a tense and
fiscal and demanded a fatal a range of actions. He appeared at Dundee sensitive situation”.
accident inquiry. An Angus Council spokes- Sheriff Court this week The team dealt with 120
Granddaughter Lynne woman said last night: “The in connection with the explosive device callouts this
Wilson said: “We still don’t inquiry is still ongoing.” calls, which he made year, including sea mines and
after logging on to social
too..now I
World War II ordnance.
School’s sickie situation
A SCHOOL was forced to teach kids in the dinner hall after
networking site 4D
Interactive.
A force spokesman
C o m m a n d i n g O f f i c e r,
Lieutenant Commander
Kevin Stockton, said: “It has
said: “The matter has been a hard year but a very
a quarter of staff phoned in sick on one day. been sent to the Deputy
Dunfermline High School lost 23 teachers to sniffles, chest satisfying one. The men and
Chief Constable for their support staff have faced
infections and flu in an “extraordinary” day of absence. consideration.”
School rector Brian Blanchflower said they moved kids up to every challenge with
Sheriff Richard resolve and skill. They are a
into halls at times during the last fortnight in a bid to
feel lucky
Davidson told divorcee very talented team and it is
“minimise any potential educational disruption”. Ledger that his actions an honour to be their CO.”
were “obscene, disgusting Trevor Muirhead, 43, and
and almost depraved”. Neil McKenzie, 42, are
Ledger, who has over charged with a plot to kill
20 years’ experience with Lennon, top QC Paul McBride
the force, was caught in and ex-MSP Trish Godman.
December last year when They deny the charges and
he logged on to the site will stand trial in February.
to be alive
and made a call to other
users from a landline at
his home in Dundee.
He described sexual
contact with a 15-year-
old girl, later discovered
LUCKY
to be fictional.
Bosses of the site
banned him and
contacted police, who
ESCAPE
A DRIVER had a lucky
discovered a total of 11
vile calls in which Ledger
Z BRAVE escape after her wind-
Sarah has WHEN she woke from her downstairs to phone the doctor. Matthew to say goodbye to his mentally unscathed. However, and waited to see how my body said: “Of course, nobody could screen was smashed
spoke of performing sex
acts on children.
An investigation was
learned to
walk again coma, mum-to-be Sarah
Goodyear had no idea what
EXCLUSIVE He took one look at me and
called an ambulance.”
mum.
As Sarah clung to life, the
youngster kissed her cheek and
her limbs were black and
shrivelled – they had been
starved of oxygen, as blood had
would heal itself.”
A month later, Sarah was
re-admitted to hospital.
fill the gap Robert left, but when
Daisy was born it was the best
feeling in the world.
by a rock as she drove
under a footbridge.
The woman was in
Sarah was rushed to Aberdeen
launched and Ledger was
had happened to her. By Karen Bale Royal Infirmary, where she was held her hand. been pumped to vital organs. Her legs had healed but “It brought up a lot of mixed her 4x4 on the A9,
later arrested. near Perth, on
H i s l aw ye r D av i d But she was told she had lost reporters@dailyrecord.co.uk diagnosed with pneumonia. Sarah said: “Matthew was Sarah didn’t realise she’d lost surgeons were going to have to feeling and ‘what ifs’ but I had
her unborn baby in the seventh The flu was in her lungs and, amazing. He knew mummy was her baby until Simon gently told amputate her feet. longed to hold a baby in my We d n e s d a y n i g h t
Holmes told Dundee when it happened.
Sheriff Court the calls month of her pregnancy. flu while pregnant with her second with her immune system low very poorly.” her the awful truth. She said: “Losing my toes arms again and I was elated.”
And, after a horrific bout of flu baby. during pregnancy, the disease But desperate medics decided Their precious baby boy, didn’t seem that bad after facing Two years later, Sarah gave She managed to stay
were “complete fantasy” in control of the car
and insisted Ledger had had ravaged her body, her feet At 28 weeks, she had sailed had ravaged her body. to have one last shot at saving Robert, had died. the prospect of losing both legs.” birth to daughter Millie, now six.
were going to be amputated. through the pregnancy and was Tragically, doctors discovered Sarah’s life. Sarah’s body had naturally It’s only now, 10 years later, Although Sarah’s feet are very and wasn’t hurt.
never had any real sexual Tayside Police are
contact with minors. In fact, Sarah had become so excited about the impending that Sarah’s baby had died. A special ECMO machine – gone into labour while she’d that she’s learned not to blame painful, she manages to walk.
ill, doctors had warned her arrival of her baby boy. By then, she was severely ill, which can save a critically ill been in the coma. herself for what happened to She decided to speak out for probing the incident.
family she was going to die. Sarah said: “I was fit and healthy hooked up to a ventilator and in patient’s life by breathing for She said: “They had placed Robert. the first time to warn other A spokesman for the
Book’s back.. Sarah, of Ellon, Aberdeenshire,
said: “Everybody was so happy I
and never in a million years
thought I could become so ill.”
an induced coma. It would be
almost 10 weeks before she
them – was flown up from a
hospital in Leicester.
him beside my bed in a little
Moses basket but I never got to
She said: “It’s taken a long
time to understand it wasn’t my
pregnant mums about the
dangers of the illness and to
force said: “The driver
was obviously shaken
55 years late was alive. But I wasn’t happy.
“Losing my baby was the worst
and hardest thing that has ever
Then, out of the blue, she was
floored with a severe bout of flu.
Sarah – mum to Matthew, who
could breathe on her own again.
Sarah said: “I have no memory
of anything after arriving at
It had only been used three
times before at the ARI – and
every time the patient had
hold him, which is very hard.”
Sarah stayed on the ventilator
for another seven weeks.
fault.
“The other night I was
browsing the Net and started
urge them to go for the flu jab.
She said: “I can’t stress how
important it is to get the flu jab
but uninjured.
“The area was
searched but no one
LIBRARIANS were happened to me. was three at the time – struggled hospital. Simon hadn’t come into died. As she was trying to cope with looking for toys he might while you’re p pregnant. was traced. The
stunned when a woman “When they told me my feet down to the doctors with a sore hospital with me that night. He Sarah said: “After five days, losing her baby, doctors dropped have wanted for “My littl boy
little incident is suspicious
brought back a book – 55 were going to be amputated, I stayed to look after Matthew. my oxygen levels started to another bombshell. Christmas.” For might hhave lost and inquiries are
informmore
throat, a fever and nausea.
years late. actually felt like I deserved it. She was told she had flu, to go “By the time he came in at go up. They may need to amputate Two years after his ba brother,
baby continuing.”
Julie Tait found the “In my mind, I had starved home and rest and to take 8am the next morning, I was in “Everyone was elated but my both her legs. she lost Robert, call N ation, but h could
he
copy of Sheba of the
Short
my baby of oxygen.
“It’s taken me a long time to
paracetamol and plenty of fluids. intensive care, in a deep coma.
“The doctors were quite blunt.
family was warned that, even if
I pulled through, I could be
Sarah said: “They initially
talked about a bilateral
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in her attic in Orkney. turn for the worse. A GP in Constanta, Romania,
“It was the flu. It took over She said: “I was struggling going to die’.” But, to their relief, Sarah came which I would have struggled to baby Daisy count
She believes it was immu . is facing fraud charges after
scotla nisation
my whole body and almost to breathe. I managed to get Heartbroken, Simon took round two weeks later and was with, but they let me go home in 2003. She luc
lucky stars lying about her number
passed down from a great
killed me.” I’m still here.”
uncle and she returned nd.org of patients and splitting
to Kirkwall Library.
Sarah, 43, went down with
‘It’s taken me years to understand that his death wasn’t my fault’ . uk £300,000 profits from medical
charges with a pharmacy.