To strangers. Living in New York, I see individuals every day who are invisible to so many. I want to say sorry that so many of us think their pain and suffering is not our own.
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Christy Turlington Burns
American model
United States · b. 1969
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Born in California, Christy Turlington Burns, 48, was scouted to be a model at 14 and went on to become one of the original supermodels. After suffering a postpartum haemorrhage in 2003, she took a masters in public health and set up non-profit organisation Every Mother Counts, addressing global maternal health. The charity has partnered with Toms shoes. She is married to actor Ed Burns, has two children and lives in New York.
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As someone who didn’t waste a minute.
The fact that at least 300,000 women die every year from pregnancy and childbirth-related issues that are largely preventable.
Before kids, when I was 13 or so, on the back of my horse, running at full speed in an open pasture. Post kids, happiness happens often, but in more subtle ways. I now prefer the word “content”.
I might speed up a few details, but wouldn’t change anything, other than my dad still being here.
My father’s death before my marriage and motherhood.
The birth of my daughter.
A midwife named Jennie Joseph. She is a tireless activist for women, family health and equal access to quality maternity care.
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