Pregnancy as an Amputee & Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor | ObGyn Interview w/Rebekah Gregory

Discussion with Rebekah Gregory, Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor about pregnancy as an amputee, her high-risk pregnancy, and premature delivery of her daughter. This video is not monetized due to the sensitive nature of the topic.
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((Rebekah’s Angels was founded to provide mental health treatment to children and families suffering from trauma. Through an extensive application process, we will evaluate each individual need, and finance trauma-focused therapy. Rebekah’s Angels believes the mental health of our children today, determines their success for the future.))
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[@MamaDoctorJones]

This video is demonetized which affects views a lot - please consider sharing on your socials to get more eyes on Rebekah's interview!! We donated $1000 from Team MDJ to Rebekah's Angels. If 1000 people donate $1-10 it will help us double our contribution!! Rebekah's Angels: www.rebekahsangels.org/ ((Rebekah’s Angels was founded to provide mental health treatment to children and families suffering from trauma. Through an extensive application process, we will evaluate each individual need, and finance trauma-focused therapy. Rebekah’s Angels believes the mental health of our children today, determines their success for the future.))

[@itsarah]

Oki! I make vidz💜

[@jacquelynbaisden1583]

Whoever liked that this video was demontized is disrespectful.... This was a touching, meaningful, informative video. It does not deserve to be demonotized, just because if it's partial subject matter.

[@andischlehuber92]

A crazy motivational and positive woman sharing her trauma with us with a part of proceeds going towards charity and it's not appropriate for monetization on KZbin. Got it.

[@CoffeeLover-mz7bk]

WHY would this video be demonitized?

[@jacquelynbaisden1583]

@@CoffeeLover-mz7bk because it talks about the tragedy of the Boston marathon

[@giuliamantovan3482]

The fact that this video is not monetized makes me sick. Such an important topic, treated in the best way possible. This is the content youtube needs

[@sierracase5515]

She chose not to monetize it, it would be a little inappropriate to run commercials interrupting this woman telling her story.

[@giuliamantovan3482]

@@sierracase5515 I agree with the fact that an interruption might feel inappropriate, but as she mentioned in the video a percentage of the ad income from this video would have been donated to support the association, so by demonetizing the video this will not happen (even if MDJ and her team are amazing and donated 1000 dollars themselves). Also I think that even if the topic is very sensitive, it still takes time to produce the content and by watching ads we are supporting the channel...

[@katla_phc]

@@sierracase5515 ads still run on nonmonetized videos (KZbin changed their policy about a month ago)

[@megankidd4671]

@@katla_phc can you reference this?

[@peachxtaehyung]

@@sierracase5515 no she said in the video that if it gets monetized she's donating a portion of the proceeds to Rebekah's charity. And MDJ said that youtube is sensitive to these things so she don't know if it would get monetized

[@emmadrew3911]

The part about not minimizing trauma is incredible.

[@cfleming613]

Facts! Trauma is trauma.... no matter how big or small it still affects people. I'm so glad she said that no one trauma is worse than another person's trauma

[@jenromano19]

@@cfleming613 I agree. It took me YEARS to accept the diagnosis of PTSD. I hadn't been to war or had a trauma like Rebekah's, so I really didn't feel like I had a "right" to complain about trauma. I finally had a therapist explain to me that the severity of PTSD symptoms doesn't necessarily correlate with our idea of how severe the trauma was. It was so important for me to accept that diagnosis. I couldn't get help with it until then, although I am still struggling, as I can't afford a therapist certified in EMDR or any other good ttauma treatment.

[@cfleming613]

@@jenromano19 trust me when I say I understand that. I got diagnosed with PTSD when I was 26yrs old. I literally argued with them for the same exact reason. What gave me the right to take that from those that have suffered horrific violence. However, that was when ptsd was explained in depth to me. It took me almost a year to finally understand it is real and unfortunately its something I battle daily. Thankfully therapy helps and having an amazing spouse that supports my healing helps tremendously

[@jenromano19]

@@cfleming613 I was about the same age when I was diagnosed (I am 37 now), and I really didn't accept it. My therapist said "well, ok, since you're not sure, let's do this scored screening test for PTSD." At the end, I was saying "yeah, see, it's nothing THAT bad." She showed me the score on the test, and I had scored in the "severe trauma" range, the highest category on there. I still kept thinking she must have been wrong. It just didn't make sense that I could have PTSD. It took me about a year after that to really accept that it was true, but I still wasn't ready to address it. My therapist then ran a program for women with trauma issues. Unfortunately, by the time I decided that I wanted help with it, she had quit and moved on to work elsewhere. The therapist I had at that point had no real trauma training. I have made improvement, though not as much as I would like. Simply acknowledging it, acknowledging that these things had happened to me and were awful, that in itself helped. Glad you too are healing and have a strong support system. 💜

[@BrightElk]

@@cfleming613 Yes every trauma is different. I grew up with CPTSD or complex PTSD because of growing up in an abusive home. I was experiencing trauma every single day for years before I was even old enough to process it. It’s different but not worse or better then other trauma’s. It was difficult to dismantle because I had built it up for such a long time. Taking apart things that I thought was just “normal couple’s fighting” stuff or just “normal dads being mad” or what I perceived as typical parental discipline I had to break all of that apart very slowly and analyze it. The spiritual damage to my psyche was probably the worst and I frankly don’t think I can ever return to another church because there was so much toxic reinforcement of what were perhaps simply well meaning but terribly misguided church leaders. But it doesn’t undo the damage that they did. I like many could not process the diagnosis because it confused me. It didn’t really make much sense. But then I learned to accept it after some time. I in my own way grew up in a war zone. Tiptoeing around trying not to trigger my dad into a violent episode was indeed trauamatizing in it’s own right.

[@billieann1089]

"Everybody has life blow up in their face". So very true. I think thats what's going on for me. I lost my father 2 years ago. I lost my job due to losing out babysitters earlier this year. 2 months ago I woke up to my house on fire. I barely got us all out but we all made it. We lost everything ive ever worked for or saved for BUT My 2 beautiful little girls made it out safe. 2 weeks ago I almost lost my mother. I found her on her floor. Her brain had bleeding and I got her up to the hospital for emergency brain surgery. I just brought her home. Im helping her learn to walk again with the help of aide. Next year will be better. And we will all heal from this.

[@erinaa9486]

Wow that is so much for you... sending 💙 and strength

[@monykalynf3604]

Hugs from an internet stranger. Hope your mom (and you) continue to heal!!

[@emmareisenberg8107]

Next year WILL be better.

[@jacquelinevogel8007]

Hugh from my family and me for you, your beautiful girls and you hole family! Wishing you just the best for ne next 50 years!

[@abigail.sullivan]

I’m so sorry any of that had to happen to you

[@solarcupid2583]

Honestly thinking about what would have happened should her son not have complained or if she had chosen something else to distract him which would've caused him to take the full force is amazing to me because the chances of that happening are so slim and yet it happened and because of that they both survived is just... Astonishing. And I can't even imagine how much harder it would've been for her if that hadn't happened because its one thing to loose a leg, but loosing your child is so much worse.

[@EmEm78]

I would give up all my limbs and more in a heartbeat for my kids

[@tinkeramma]

I've lost a child. I'd rather lose anything else.

[@thelegioncollective]

Oh God yes. I'm not even a mother, and I understand losing a child would be way worse than losing any part of your body. It's not even comparable.

[@QueerCripple]

I adore this woman so much right now... She did a birth announcement for her prosthetic leg, that is AMAZING and hilarious and I LOVE it 🤣

[@antheiheiant]

Wow this was touching. When I was 15 I lived near a mental health hospital and was just walking past it and saw my Latin teacher. I waved at him and this moment someone (a patient in this hospital) started frantacly shooting around. I was struck and fell over. I only saw blood. When the shoots were over I immediately started looking around for my teacher, an elderly man. I saw him in a puddle of blood and I immediately crawled towards him. The shooter that went to walk away saw me and fired a couple shots again towards me. Luckily not a lot of them hit me, because I'd already been severly injured before. What probably saved my life is that I pretended to fall over and die. When I was 100% sure the shooter wasn't there anymore I raised and to my horror discovered that I was the only one doing so. Approximately 8 other people were on the square, all laying in a lake of blood. I was hysterically sobbing. I didn't know who to help first. Mind you, I was 15 and in so much pain. Eventually I crawled towards my teacher and started doing first aid, as I learned in the midwivery clinic of my aunt, where I always helped delivering babies over the summer. I probably saved his live, but after a while I passed out over his body. I have no idea what happened next. Me and my teacher were the only ones that survived. Now six years later I'm pregnant with twins in my second trimester and am severly overemotional. I am so lucky that I only have scars now. I just finished my history, drama and ethics/politics major a year early. I can't work in theatre, because of the current situation, but I do work as a freelancer and analyze historical texts and work a little bit in court. I'm still gonna go donate. Please consider it too.

[@msaijay1153]

It makes you wonder how a patient at a mental health hospital got a gun. I'm so glad you were able to survive!

[@edvh88]

You are amazing!! Hope you can find peace from this trauma. You’re so brave.

[@zoeobrien7272]

Wow! You truly did an amazing thing. Remember that sometimes it is also ok not to be ok, especially considering what you have been through. Thank you for sharing your story. 👏🥰

[@antheiheiant]

@Sarah Jensen Thanks for the kind comment ✨💖

[@antheiheiant]

@@msaijay1153 That's what we were wondering do. A year later it turned out, that he was actually just admitted to the hospital in an ambulance with two armed policemen. They didn't check him for weapons at all, so it was a dramatic mistake on their part. When they were trying to get him out of the ambulance, he just attacked them and surprised them I guess. That's how he got out.

[@MummaQuan]

It’s so crazy to hear that she’s still going through surgeries and still has shrapnel in her body. You think about these things that have happened and think it’s been awhile now and don’t realize there are still a lot of people living with the traumatic aftermath of these kinds of horrible events. It’s crazy how fast your whole life can just change & I hope the other survivors are seeking help and doing well. ♥️

[@nats1602]

My Grandpa was hit by Shrapnel in WW2 when he was 17 and still had them 70 years later. He would wiggle the ones in his face and hand to scare people. Sometimes its just easier to leave them in

[@EmEm78]

It can be an ongoing process to repair so much widespread injury like that.

[@77thezone]

You cant see shrapnel in an xray especially glass shards or mirror pieces because of the reflective surface sometimes it's about having to find the pieces on the first place

[@MummaAir]

@@77thezone wait I am so confused Xray is usually used to identify glass shards in an injury.

[@michellekaiser5907]

My grandpa was hit by a hand grenade in WWII. He had shrapnel in his body for the rest of his life. Sometimes you just can't get it all out. The damage that might be caused by removing it can be too high risk, compared to the damage of leaving it.

[@mione134]

As a Bostonian, I feel like a lot of people forget what happened and brush it off. They dont realize the innocent people died, but also the people who were injured and survived but have lost limbs, still have shrapnel in them, who still live with that trauma, and other injuries every day. So I am SO glad you had Rebekah on! I will never forget that day, and the days after listening to the police scanner looking for the bastards who did this. It changed everyone. #BostonStrong

[@edvh88]

It definitely still affects us here. Emotionally for sure.

[@ikkeisikke]

I don't think people brush it off, but humanity sees so many traumatic events that we have to move on from. We tend to be more impacted by horrible things close to us (either in time or space), which is very healthy. I don't think the victims of the tsunami of 2001 are still in your conscious mind often or the victims of the plane crash of MH17.

[@tinkeramma]

I don't often think of Boston, mostly because my own trauma and recovery has taken over my life. The rest of my energy goes to my surviving daughters. Trauma endures forever. With luck and a lot of work, we get better at coping. I am so, so very grateful to have a survivor in the spotlight. Evil happens everywhere but the stories that need to be told are not those of the villains who had a choice. The stories that need to be told are those where choice was gone and lives ended and are remembered or survived and persevered.

[@mione134]

@@tinkeramma ❤❤❤

[@mione134]

@@ikkeisikke You be surprised. I think of those events often. I have an anxiety disorder. When I see a plane I immediately go to 9/11, and notable plane crashes. When I hear tsunami or hurricane warnings on tv, I think of that. I'm not the only one. Living here during the marathon bombing really did a number on a lot of people. Including me. I cant imagine those who were AT the event felt or feel. It was and is devastating.

[@spookygreg]

I love this conversation about trauma. It’s different for everyone and it’s important not to compare 💕

[@danithefiend6167]

Exactly!

[@mione134]

Agreed

[@TraumaSurvivorCynthia]

This woman is amazing!♥️ I talk about my traumatizing experiences on my channel including my Stepdad😇 Dave Sanders was murdered at Columbine High school.💙 #davesandersstepdaughter

[@Nan-59]

@@TraumaSurvivorCynthia I’m so sorry 😞

[@PRDreams]

I'll never forget that day. At first I thought it was an earthquake. I was 3 streets away. I saw people running, some with bleeding some with blood that wasn't clearly theirs. My mind just went into slow motion mode. I heard someone said "bombs". I started running away from the area for what seemed like a very long time. I passed Charles/MGH station at some point and stopped when I was in Main St., Cambridge. To this day I have nightmares about it. I can't even begin to imagine what was like to survive a direct hit from those bombs. Sending hugs to this beautiful family.

[@alixila]

I was in my office, which overlooks the Pru mall. I heard the bombs go off too. Then I saw people down in the mall running. I saw one man with his kids stop someone and he seemed to ask what was happening. I saw his entire face change when they responded to him, and he grabbed his kids and started running too. I was locked down in my office for hours after that, and then eventually walked all the way to Allston to get a ride home. I'll remember the look on that man's face for the rest of my life.

[@hayleyleiberman8491]

I can't even imagine how genuinely terrifying it would be to be there. One of my close relatives was running in the marathon that day and it took hours and hours until we heard that he hadn't been hit. I'm glad you are physically ok, and I hope that the nightmares will decrease as time goes on.

[@PRDreams]

@@hayleyleiberman8491 those must have been terrifying hours. Sending hugs your way . I'm so glad your family member is ok.

[@PRDreams]

@@alixila yeah, I remember a lot of people getting locked down immediately after. I was able to enter the lobby of my office building and nearly collapse of exhaustion. After resting for some time, I also walked home. From Cambridge to Revere. I couldn't wait to hugs my kids and I couldn't trust anyone (not even taxi drivers) to bring me home at that moment. I remember passing CambridgeSide, BHCC, the Schrafft's, the iffy McDonald's, the Stop & Shop, the Market Basket, the Chelsea City Hall, the Revere City Hall... Uff... I've never spoken about it since that day with anyone. If I felt the way I felt, I can't possibly imagine the fear, desperation, confusion and anguish on those that were in the middle of it. That was the hardest day of my life. I felt so scared and helpless.

[@edvh88]

I was in the basement of the Pru. So sad that this happened at an event we are all so proud to host, and so sad those two brothers went to the dark side. We have so many wonderful people here from all over the world, it makes it hard to understand.

[@filialpiety]

“You know those bumper stickers where it says 'Shit happens, and then you die?' They should have them where 'Shit happens, and then you live,' because that’s really the truth of it.” ―Anna Nicole Smith Thank you for sharing your story, Rebekah!

[@sarahvanorden670]

Thank you for the parts about not minimizing trauma, I had 8 operations in the span of 10 years (4-14), during one surgery I nearly died, and I was going to therapy and explaining things that were triggering my anxiety to act up, and my therapist asks me "Sarah, have you been diagnosed with PTSD?" I actually said "What, that's only for people who experienced violence, it's flashbacks and nightmares. I just feel super anxious and nothing can help that." my therapist told me that anytime a child goes through a medical intervention, it could be considered trauma and that PTSD doesn't behave the same way in everyone and told me that I have it. I hesitate to mention that I have PTSD to others except for in moments when I know that I'm experiencing it because of people's judgments. Thank you, it's super needed for people to have that conversation

[@msaijay1153]

That would be so traumatizing! I'm glad you were finally diagnosed.

[@madelynparker5071]

Yes because people think PTSD is only something that war veterans suffer from or something.

[@sarahvanorden670]

@@madelynparker5071 That’s definitely what I thought before I was diagnosed

[@abigailfertal2678]

Pp 0

[@zoeobrien7272]

I have had the same experience (nearly the same. Probably not as traumatic, but still not not traumatic if that makes sense). I have had so many near death experiences (from tonsils that started bleeding like crazy 1 week post op to being hit by a car, although I just ended up with a bad knee and nothing worse after the car hit and run, I still can't handle blood or anything and it makes me want to faint). Long story short, my previous therapist (relatively old lady who still called PTSD shellshock and didn't believe that I could have it bc of stuff that happened 10 years ago and that it would be that that was causing me to panic and go into a frenzy whenever I have to go to the dr or something without me being able to think rationally) wouldn't believe that I had something wrong and that I was genuinely struggling (I learned to mask the attacks quite well through the years so no one else picked this up until I couldn't mask anymore and just went into a fullblown panic attack when I had to get blood drawn last year and couldn't breathe). I now have a new therapist who actually believes me and has started helping me. Once again, thanks a lot for the conversation and not minimizing trauma etc. Trauma is trauma, end of story (if only someone would tell that to the previous therapist lady 🙈🙉🙊). Remember sometimes it is ok not to be ok as well (e g I still panick when I see a car that looks like the one that hit me, but it is more manageable now)

[@Mukbangbanggorl]

I never thought about the survivors still walking around with shrapnel

[@QueerCripple]

Most people wouldn't. It's not being insensitive to issues either, it isn't easy to be concerned about things that you haven't experienced yourself. I hadn't realized how much my bedroom was inaccessible until I started using a wheelchair regularly. Hadn't realized how inconvenient it was to have broken automatic doors until I was sat in a chair with things on my lap, and I had to try and open a door with one hand, hold onto my belongings with another, and try to keep myself from being pulled out of the seat by wrapping my fannypack around my waist and the chair at the same time.

[@katla_phc]

Most of the time with shrapnel or bullet wounds, it's more damaging to remove it than to keep it in. If you want to be extra sad, read about the issues of lead poisoning in mass shooting survivors. I believe the article I read was about one of the survivors of parkland who has five bullets in her shoulder and the mental health effects of lead poisoning alongside PTSD are really tragic. There are some pharmaceuticals to help "clean up" the body in this case (chelation therapies) but they're still experimental and not as effective as we want. (I did chemistry with a focus on bioinorganic as my undergrad and am now doing a public health masters so I am really invested in finding these types of solutions to injuries of this type.)

[@midorishiwa]

@@katla_phc Fragmenting bullets in particular have horrendous long-term consequences. These types of bullets as well as very small calibres are meant to do a lot of internal damage rather than kill. It is designed so that these small pieces of metal will have enough speed to go through the body but be small enough in weight to be deviated by bones or areas of increased density and so they end up having long tortuous pathways throughout the person's body, tearing stuff as they go. I was in the army for a bit and that's something they teach us because it is much more expensive for enemies to have to take care of healing severely wounded soldiers, than it is for them to have dead soldiers. So a lot of ammunition and guns developed in the past few decades have really been built to injure and disable people, rather than outright kill them, and to do a lot of internal damage.

[@morganm4163]

My great aunt is a survivor of a shooting ands she’s in pain every day from the remains they couldn’t get out...really puts things into perspective to me

[@elizabethbingham9899]

This story reminds me of one I read in a magazine about a civilian girl from Iraq that was also injured from shrapnel, some of which could not be removed from her body and could cause infertility in the future.

[@hidingfromsomeone]

I love how Dr Jones has such a rounded view of health and healing - not just body but mind and spirit too. It's so nice to hear that acknowledgement that different parts of ourselves recover on different timescales.

[@danithefiend6167]

She's so, so, SO intelligent.

[@jademattox1748]

It’s called holistic health!! Focusing on the mind body and spirit! We do it at my hcf!

[@sbkhider]

I love that her husband put her at ease while delivering their daughter. You ain't got no legs Lt. Dan 😂😂 Bless them all!

[@elizabethann5308]

This is only slightly related. When she mentioned her trying to get comfortable during labor. My dad is an amputee and the first day after his amputation he said his foot itches and asked me to scratch it I said which one. He laughed but I was serious. If had had told me is amputated foot itched I would have scratched the end of his leg. But it was indeed his remaining foot. But just made him feel so normal and accepted.

[@MsNoPixel]

I’m beyond pissed that KZbin demonetized this video, I get it’s a sensitive topic, but come on KZbin it was gonna help charity!

[@sim_aware]

This is a great story. Demonetization is a real shame. #SimTribe

[@msaijay1153]

We can always donate

[@heatherlindsey8086]

@@msaijay1153 not everyone can afford to donate so putting on a video and bumping views is a free way to help support some causes 🙂

[@BubblyViolin11]

I'm disappointed too, but I think part of the reason why is because it goes both ways. Awful people could weaponize a similar tragedy like the Boston marathon bombing on youtube to fundraise money for terrorist organizations. If they demonitize all similar content on all sides of the spectrum then at least it can't be used for nefarious purposes. It's a sad world we live in for that to even be necessary.

[@momjeans9238]

I can't imagine the gratitude she must feel towards her body for it's protection of her son. What's a leg when you saved your baby? Incredible!

[@blueghostlight7521]

this woman is a warrior!

[@nuna1306]

This gives me so much hope. I've lost two children to premature birth (One little girl at 20 weeks and one little girl at 24 weeks) I am pregnant again (about 7 weeks) and I've been put in a very high risk. Knowing this lovely lady has been through so much, that her body was so damaged but she could still carry and give birth to a beautiful little girl gives me so much hope that I can too! I love stories like this, seeing the bravery and hope in women, and women uplifting other women instead of bringing them down is such an important message! I love your vids. Since losing my last child, I avoided any mention of babies and pregnancy, but I've been binge watching again!

[@chloecrawford5426]

Best wishes for your pregnancy and so sorry for your losses ❤

[@addiisaurusrex6410]

Congratulations on your little one. I lost a baby also at 37 weeks from an ignored cord prolapse. ❤️

[@nuna1306]

@@chloecrawford5426 thank you!

[@nuna1306]

@@addiisaurusrex6410 I'm so sorry to hear that! It's so heartbreaking and there's nothing that can make it stop hurting, but I am sending love and positive thoughts your way. I won't be as passive with my doctors this time, letting them ignore the pains/worries I was having. If they hadn't have ignored it, it wouldn't have happened. I had a bleed at 14 weeks and the hospital very brutally said 'you miscarried, that's your baby' and pointed at a huge blood clot they'd made me hold in a Tupperware tub. I went for a scan two weeks later to make sure the miscarriage had completed and the doc was like 'Baby is doing great!" I almost fainted. I'd spent two weeks crying because I thought I'd lost my baby. The doctor that said I'd miscarried (without any investigation other than the bleeding. She didn't even touch my stomach or examine me in any way) was investigated. The UK health system is a horror house of bad doctors, amazing, but overworked and underpaid nurses and midwives and badly shared information.

[@user-jc4nv2ux3r]

I see all my good vibes for you and your baby to stay safe 💞 You're strong 💪

[@PsychoGamer44]

"...Every single person has life blow up in their face" love that

[@Jadzebra]

I cant imagine the incredible fear that she must've felt knowing that her son was so close to an explosion. And then the relief and pride she must feel for saving his life, not even knowing. I gotta say, if I were in a moment like that, I'd be happy to die knowing my kid was safe because of me.

[@erinaa9486]

Me too

[@ilovelittlemix4034]

good thing he survived

[@lorindawall2063]

My obgyn saved my life and my babies. She is forever going to be in my heart and an important person in my life

[@debayeuxchats5607]

Remember folks, in this time of giving- if you are working, check your company's policies and benefits. Many companies offer matching for donations, even for part-time employees. Check your handbook and see what's available!

[@carag2567]

Mugged at gunpoint six months before the bombing?!?! This woman IS AMAZING! ❤

[@millisagable1318]

I remember watching the bombing actually happen on TV. Omg she basically saved her sons life.

[@danithefiend6167]

Gives me chills. A mother's supernatural intuition, I tell ya. It's something else.

[@MandaPanda0929]

I was 20 weeks pregnant with my oldest daughter when I saw the bombing on TV! She's 7 now and so wow can't believe it's been over 7 years now!

[@peachxtaehyung]

Wait you could see the bombing actually happen live on TV?!! Omg

[@bolognaandcheese5265]

@@peachxtaehyung yes. the race was televised on national television and the first bomb went off just after runners started crossing the finish line. there’s a movie about the before and after called patriots day if you want to check it out. you can also look up videos on youtube i think of them going off

[@peachxtaehyung]

@@bolognaandcheese5265 oh my gosh that had to be scary! You wasn't able to see any blood or anything like that was you???! Thank you for the info!

[@thekathrynwest]

I love that you include that everyone’s level of trauma is different but still valid

[@justg1226]

I woke up during a surgery on my spine. It was a horrendous experience that affected not only myself but the Surgeon and the Nurses that day. I was told later that I had a resistance to the sedation. I laughed, yep that was a resistance to be sure. Anyhow I was very traumatized by the situation and the pain I was in during the moments that I endured before I was put back to sleep and found myself unable to bounce back. Later I found that by taking time in my day to seek out stories of other peoples traumas gave me perspective. It showed me how I was not alone and that I had it so much easier than most. Now years later I can start talking about it but for a long time I could not. Time and perspective is healing in it's own right.

[@johnstennett8502]

An act of “domestic terrorism”! We need to call this what it is. It is unbelievably important that we call these individuals what they are.

[@MortuaryQueen]

I had my baby at 33 weeks and almost 1.5 years later it's still hard to remember the moment they flashed her by my face to "see" her before rushing her to the NICU. I had to wait almost 12 hours to actually know what my baby looked like. Her whole story is incredible though and I can't even begin to understand what she's been through as a bomb survivor and amputee.

[@lindseybotelho]

This was horrific 😢 I'm from/live in Boston and the Boston Marathon bombing was life-changing for me and I wasn't even there. I can't even imagine what the victims must feel.

[@mione134]

Same. Fellow Bostonian here. It still doesnt feel real.

[@lindseybotelho]

@@mione134 I know. #BostonStrong

[@edvh88]

💜

[@CrossoverGenius]

Through these longer videos, it is really apparent that you are a phenomenal interviewer. Your genuine interest and manner really shines through, and it's always enjoyable and educational to watch these conversations. Thank you!

[@tinkeramma]

Sometimes, real human connection isn't possible in short video. I'd rather have a genuine connection. I have time.

[@keomeow1936]

"I got to hold her for the first time on mothers day" 😭 I'm not crying, YOU'RE crying

[@LaneyLia]

no YOU'RE CRYING

[@xXCatAngelXx]

I was in high school when the Boston bombing happen and a girl from my school was in the marathon I don’t know how close or the situation but I know she broke her arm. I get so angry because I heard about it from school councilor to came out to complain in the front office to the secretaries that she was going to have to cancel their lunch plans because this girl was nonstop freaking out in her office and she wasn’t even sure why because all she did was break her arm in the Boston marathon she didn’t even get seriously injured and that this was probably going to take the rest of the freaking day. Like what the fuck is wrong with that councilor. I wasn’t the only other student let alone person in the office how dare her treat someone seeking help like that.

[@MizBryteEyez]

That "counselor" should have lost her job.

[@sealogic4552]

You may wanna tell the counselor that a broken bone is a serious injury, regardless of context. That counselor is a moron.

[@itsrainingrainbows896]

I remember her episode of Say Yes to the Dress, and her follow up when she talked about her divorce. She is such a strong woman! She has been through so much, and she still seems so bright and optimistic. She is such a good mother and all around amazing person.

[@hez5160]

I'm glad I'm not alone in recognizing her from Say Yes to the Dress. I loved this follow up with MDJ!

[@vocalnerd]

Yes, I remember Rebekah from both episodes of Say Yes to the Dress and agree 100% with what you said! 💖

[@sallyfields2385]

Thank you to Rebekah for sharing her story. I really appreciated. I hope more people learn about it. Also, her husband's response to her by quoting Forrest Gump was too funny. I am not an amputee but I am medically complicated (as they like to say) with several chronic illnesses. Humor can be very welcomed at times when you are going through stuff.

[@wesleythewarrior1179]

This couldn’t be better timing to watch... I just found out this week my 1 year old son is has a blood cancer that they cannot cure and I already have trauma.. but the fact this woman can say “there is beauty after trauma” ... something about that... is absolutely inspiring 💗 I really pray I can get to this point after losing him, and I really pray I have so much more time with him. But most importantly that I can find beauty in life after loss. Thank you for this.

[@zoeobrien7272]

I will keep you and your son in my prayers and thoughts. 🙏

[@songrae3]

Keeping you and your son in my thoughts. I just lost my older sister to complications after a bone marrow transplant for MPAL last month. I am so sorry that you and your family are going through this. ❤️

[@livelongandprospermary8796]

I can’t even fathom your sorrow. I’ll keep you in my thoughts. Sending love

[@CrystalSaysSo]

I don't even know what to say. 😢 Just heartbroken for your son, yourself and family. Be sure that you are taking care of yourself. It's okay to allow other agencies and people to help. There is help out there for caregivers, parents, etc for Chronic Diseases, Terminal Diseases and for yourself. God Bless your Little Boy and I pray that God watches over you both.

[@tinkeramma]

I lost my daughter Lily four years ago at the end of her lifelong battle with her health issues. She was 6 years old. We had so many miracles with her. Life slowed down so much and all that mattered was our little family. Taking it all in up close meant noticing so many little things and appreciating them as though they were as magic as pixie dust. Eventually, our miracle became the ability to give her peace from a broken body. Four years later, I promise you, there is joy again. There is beauty. It's never the same. I feel as though my little girl took a part of my soul with her when she took her final breath, like something is always missing. And even that is a beautiful thing in itself, because she left her mark on me during her life so deeply that I am not the same woman I was before she was mine. You are not alone. There are others in this awful club no parent should ever have to join, mothers and fathers who will help you feel seen and heard when the world continues spinning when that no longer seems possible. We will remember with you. And it will be beautiful.

[@Pafarmgirl90]

This beautiful women is so STRONG, so INSPIRATIONAL, So BRAVE , just so AMAZING! Bless her ! And bless you dr mama Jones for having her share her story on your channel ! I hope she finds complete peace some how after this terrible tragedy, and I hope she has nothing but blessings her way from this point forward!

[@Shariberry11]

Just sat down to nurse my daughter and this popped up! Perfect timing! Edited to add after I've watched - man, what an amazing woman! It takes such a strong confident person to have that outlook on life after something so tragic. Thanks MDJ for having her on your channel to share her story!

[@ZowieFawn]

Hey, me too

[@yourinnerlawyer4035]

Oo....kkk...?

[@Mariatrieseverything]

Same nursing my son right now.

[@msaijay1153]

Nursing over here too

[@jamilsmommy]

Same

[@gerdanigul9752]

I was holding strong but the SECOND she said that she got to hold her daughter for the first time on Mother's Day, the tears just flooded! And the picture!!♥️😭

[@rabbit__]

As a survivor of abuse, I really didn't expect to be seen in this video. Thank you both for speaking on mental health, and on the emotional side of trauma.

[@linnyroro3177]

I’m so lucky to have a great OB/GYN and he has always been 100% honest with me. We were set to start IVF back in March and then covid got bad so they told me they had to hold off because of the procedures that have to be done. But my OB was completely honest and actually started crying when he told me that I will be very high risk and will have a high chance that I will miscarry because of my age and because I broke my back in 2009. It took 10 years after my back injury for him to even agree to do the IVF or say it was ok for me to get pregnant. We are set to start again in February and I’m nervous as is my husband but my kids(2 teenage boys) are beyond excited and keep telling me that we have to just be optimistic

[@haileypettine1514]

Rebekah actually spoke at my high school a few years ago and I just remember being so inspired by her story. It’s good to see she’s still doing okay!

[@Ruby-sj9or]

This woman is a force 💕I can’t imagine how walking around every day with all that shrapnel feels

[@wellitsjasmine]

She casually says she was held up and robbed in a walmart parking lot.

[@KathrineAnnVlogs]

At gun point, no less!

[@5FootSniper]

This video was fascinating! I'm a prosthetist, and I've never thought about the considerations you'd have to take for a pregnancy to keep a leg fitting and functioning well. @MamaDoctorJones, how much does the center of gravity shift through a pregnancy?

[@sim_aware]

Thank you for what you do! Our prosthetist team makes a real difference in quality of life! #SimTribe

[@VS-re1sr]

Kudos for proactively seeking knowledge to help your clients!

[@dashiellea]

MDJ usually much more active in her Instagram and answer most of the message, if you have some question you may have better luck there

[@midorishiwa]

I'm in absolute awe of how resilient this woman is and how she manages to remain so positive despite all that she's gone through.

[@bumblebee560]

I'm 3 minutes in and already crying. 🥺 I'm so glad her son was shielded. I'm so glad they survived.

[@bethannkoustas7063]

I’m so excited you were able to get an interview with her! When you suggested it on Instagram I was really hoping you would be able to do it!

[@MandaPanda0929]

I'm 20 weeks pregnant and I love my OBGYN but omg I'd have to fan girl a bit if Mama Dr Jones walked in and was my OB🥰

[@thepresence365]

Same. It would def. take me a few minutes to stop fangirling enough to be rational 😅

[@mermaidismyname]

I feel like fan girling for your doctor is maybe not a good combo lol

[@ashleydonahue8038]

Being from central mass, this is close to home for me. Boston Strong ❤️❤️❤️

[@ositoosito4566]

When she said she’s lived a life of trauma, my heart sank because I realized I have too, I try not to think of it that way, not that she is. 💝

[@shannacarlan1674]

This is so incredible. I was crying in the first two minutes. She was a shield for her baby. Gosh how real that is for mother’s and she physically experienced it.

[@suneblommie4549]

Wow it's amazing that she unknowingly saved his life ❤️ what a strong momma

[@peelit4610]

Shrapnel damage is huge, my Grandfather had shrapnel until the end of his life after the second world war.

[@elizabethann5308]

My brother was in the iraq war and he still has shrapnel in his butt. The causes him problems.

[@peelit4610]

@@elizabethann5308 somtimes they decide that it's safer to leave it in than to try and do surgery to take it out. Your brother if he lives into his 80's will likely still have shrapnel then. It doesnt sound like fun.

[@zoeobrien7272]

@@elizabethann5308 sheesh. I can't even imagine that. I feel really bad, but I couldn't help laughing when I heard that it was in his butt (childish, I know). I know the struggles of a person living with PTSD as my dad is in the army and he has seen very very bad stuff (think Burundi and Mozambique in the early 2000s with piracy and war). I guess the only thing you could do is laugh. I have had to help him a lot and he has therapy, but he still gets nightmares and episodes 15 years later (basically he has had PTSD since just after I was born). I just wish the best for your brother. 🥰

[@amandastumpff5252]

As a mama with a neuromuscular disease and disability, and someone who was a person most doctors didn’t know what to do with, thank you for this interview. I know it’s not 100% the same, but a lot of what she said really resonated as we are an underrepresented group ❤️

[@kristathehungrymelon]

I'm from Newtown (Sandy Hook) CT and this was posted on the 7 year of the Sandy Hook shooting, so it definitely hits home

[@spreid_]

So much respect and appreciation for the way you had this conversation and created the space for Rebekah to share her story. Your compassion truly shines through in everything you do!

[@rachelthornton8692]

What an amazing story that truly shows the strength and love of a mama. Fellow one-legger here and I loved the joke about not feeling her legs while in labor 😂 My OB never talked to me about how being an amputee might affect my pregnancies, and I ended up staying an extra day at the hospital after having my daughter because I couldn’t get my leg on due to swelling. I learned my lesson and brought a larger leg for my son’s birth. Weird amputee things that non-amputees wouldn’t think about 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@rebeccashaver8518]

I have this friend who had to watch his mother burn to death when he was 11 years old, I showed him the parts about seaking help and he is thinking about getting therapy and I know this is going to help him so much. Thanks

[@peachxtaehyung]

Oh my gosh thank you Rebekah for telling your story! I am so sorry you went through that and still are going through all you are. I cannot imagine! And thank you for doing this video MDJ!

[@singinwithceline]

It means so much to me that you are including disabled women in your vital discussions about healthcare and reproductive health. It has been my experience that doctors often don’t know what to do with disabled people in general. That issue is increased when we begin talking about family planning. I’ve actually been told I should NOT have.children by people. One doctor responded to my teenage question about how my CP would affect a pregnancy with I don’t know. I’m glad she was honest, but there needs to be more training for doctors and studies on disabled adults. Everything is focused on disabled children, but disabled kids grow up.

[@FiMilton]

I can’t imagine going through this. I live right near where the bombers were found and can remember hearing the shootout. That was scary enough.

[@Kennedy_Struggles]

didn't realize how much I needed the validation that I got in the section on trauma and mental health 🥺🥺🥺 thank you so much for including that

[@jillseiffertt2946]

What an inspirational video!! It pains me that videos like this can be demonetized because of the thing event she overcame! Good on both of you for doing it anyway and being the wonderful people that you are!!

[@sasuke4857]

Thank you for validating everyone’s levels of trauma. I had a traumatic labor but I feel silly using the word traumatic because people deliver babies all the time and have much worse happen. Feels good to hear someone validate it like that.

[@janinebean4276]

It’s so amazing that they even survived, being SO CLOSE. What a miracle!

[@haniael9840]

She makes my heart so happy because she's so thankful for everything. It makes me look at life with a different lense. Thank you

[@Moodtoodrude]

Thank you for speaking on this! P.s I love the green color with your skin tone and hair cokor, it's gorgeous!

[@laurajaynenolan2149]

Hearing how thankful she was that she got the main affects of the blast because it saved her son. A mother’s love is infinite and her strength is undefinable. What an amazing woman ❤️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@zaideaben]

This is an amazing interview for so many reasons. Thank you both for doing this.

[@Bears08]

Born and raised in Massachusetts. Thank you so much for your bravery, Rebecca! And thank you, Dr. Jones for making this video.

[@KennaJaneTolkien]

At 2:40 I got chills. Only a mom could talk about such tough injuries and say "I was able to take..." as in that taking that shrapnel for her son sounds entirely like a blessing, because that meant that he was protected. I wish her whole family all the happiness and healing possible.

[@amandacarbajal8590]

Thank you for making this video and letting her share her story with everyone. It's wonderful that she can be so positive and honest about her traumatic experience.

[@lizard3755]

What an amazing woman and mother. I can't imagine the mental and physical toll this has taken on her and her family and I hope they'll be able to continue healing from the trauma they've lived through.

[@alyssarh]

What an amazing woman, I kept getting chills and tearing up watching this video. Thank you for having a conversation with her on your channel, MDJ ❤

[@pingpaul]

What an interview! It is nice to know that she’d has recovered this much. Her response to what has happened to her is amazing..Thanks for letting her tell her story.

[@kierranichole683]

What an amazing strong woman. I am blown away by her positivity and her outlook on life. Thank you for her having her on your channel. This was amazing and inspirational to watch.

[@anneharrison1849]

I was really glad that both of you made a point of saying all trauma is valid. I have had a lot of trauma in my life and my flight/fight response is pretty active right now, my response was "clearly that's bad, I'm glad that hasn't happened to me, but other things have...." and then "I hope no one feels like their thing doesn't matter" and you instantly addressed that in a really sensitive way.

[@VitaGonzalez]

Please please please make a collab with Momming with Migraine! She's about to have a baby by Christmas with chronic migraines and fainting.

[@jinde75]

I'll check that out, thanks. I went from monthly migraines to chronic migraines from my first pregnancy.

[@danithefiend6167]

What a strong, resilient human being. I'm so glad you had her on your channel. 💖💖💖

[@sarahmc888]

Great, compassionate interview! Thanks to you and Rebekah for raising awareness for these important issues with trauma and pregnancy ☺️

[@leire5072]

This really touched me. What a brave woman!

[@squidthekid2335]

SUCH an amazing topic & video, thank you both SO MUCH for sharing with us!! Rebekah, you're absolutely amazing. xoxo

[@aliceelisabeth9899]

What a great video😍 thank you for using your influence to educate others❤️

[@cleoalvaro3264]

I’ve been here since the start MDJ. PPA got me down for a while but I’m back to binge on your videos 🤣♥️ Glad to see you hit 1mil! You deserve it! ♥️ thank you for being an advocate and ally!

[@lizzylambardo8103]

This woman is amazing. The way that she talks about what happened and is so positive about everything is simply amazing! I hope she and her family are doing well and enjoying life as much as possible. Thank you for reminding us all that there is always a light away the end of the tunnel. ❤

[@savannahvick5266]

I’ve been following Rebekah and her story for a while! She is an absolutely amazing mom and woman! Her family is so beautiful! She is a warrior❤️💕

[@mallorylischer]

Cool to hear another amputee talk about pregnancy. Thanks!

[@oliviarule5679]

I appreciate so, so much MDJ making videos that are important and inspiring and educational, knowing that they may not be monetized or get as many views as other videos. This channel starts so many important conversations.

[@marabookstagram]

Wow, Rebekah Gregory is amazing! She has such a beautiful spirit and perspective on life. What a wonderful interview.

[@jillianm8958]

This is one of my favorite videos I've ever seen from Dr. Jones. What an amazing story and an AMAZING person. We can all learn so much from such a strong woman and survivor. The way she turns the trauma into strength is nothing short of admirable!

[@jamiehlchen]

it’s crazy how far something can change so fast and completely change how you live your life! i love this powerful story! i wouldn’t have thought about how their life is affected after a traumatic moment like that!

[@danica2603]

Excellent interview! IMO after public tragedies all the focus should be on the survivors. Thank you Rebekah for sharing your story. You are a strong, beautiful woman who we should all look up too ❤️

[@sophroniel]

So I'm from Christchurch, NZ. Not only did the earthquakes happen in my last year of school, I went to school 2 minutes from one of the mosques which was targeted in the terror attacks. I used to go to interfaith group there. I was in a different city for both of those big events (22/02/11 was my first day of university, I'd left chch the day before) and my "trauma" was more absent. I didn't hear from my family for 6 hours after 22/02, and I knew my dad was in town, right next to the worst building to collapse. I got a text from him saying "buildings collapsing around me. ppl dead. I love u" and couldn't get hold of anyone because all phonelines were down or clogged. For a seventeen year old with no money, family or friends in a different city the first time living away from home... let's just say I didn't cope. The terror attacks? They were the day I started my new job, and I'd only just moved away from the city again. I nearly had a mental breakdown, because it turns out my brother was 100 feet away from the mosque, hiding in bushes and hearing everything and seeing everything. Trauma is trauma. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@melicat6652]

You are my new favorite KZbin channel. You are an intelligent, sensitive, caring, and engaged listener who is also able to bring a wealth of medical knowledge to the table. Such a change from much of the trash on KZbin. God bless from a mother of three.

[@rosebenton1126]

She is a strong woman. Thank you for having her on your channel.

[@ellalesnever]

The woman is amazing. I couldn’t imagine going through this. It sounds so scary. She is a warrior. The emotional part must be very tough. Thank you for sharing

[@marafranklin6205]

SUCH a cool video idea, such an amazing woman. Thank you for doing this interview. My parents both work in Boston down the street from the bombing, and I remember seeing the news on Instagram and totally panicking when neither my mom or dad picked up their phones right away. They were fine but. I’ll never forget that fear.