Overview

• Thompson lost over 12 litres of blood during a protracted emergency C-section in 2021 and later suffered two more life-threatening haemorrhages at home
• She was placed on suicide watch for severe postpartum depression, with caregivers limiting her contact with son Leo-Hunter to brief daily visits
• Her ongoing health battles include diagnoses of Lupus, Ulcerative Colitis and Asherman’s syndrome, which led to removal of her large intestine and a stoma bag
• Libbey described his own mental health struggles, admitting he felt resentment toward Thompson’s illness and sought therapy to cope with the trauma
• Thompson has chronicled her journey from near-death to recovery in her memoir Lucky: Learning to Live Again