Hayley Juhl

Mountain girl, Montreal Gazette digital editor who tweets about the news, social justice, and my kids. She/her

[Hayley Juhl @HJuhl]

Current mood: Mad at August for having 31 days

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BREAKING: 60 SaltWire employees to lose their jobs by tomorrow, 283 more are in limbo: source https://t.co/NkpugH8uMe

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My bride has been a newspaper wife for 35 years but that’s no reason for her to say, every time I hang the senior dog’s leash over the puppy’s, that I’m burying the lede.

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Just trying to get some work done around here but Duran Duran earworming me aggressively

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Montreal weather: There's a blue moon on Monday — and a special weather statement https://t.co/ItUNRIDTCt

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What’s on my mind today? Thunder doesn’t only happen when it’s raining

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Preparations for #OSHEAGA2024 with my 12yo have reached a head, with such wardrobe comments hurled at me as, “What are you, Waldo?” and “That is not Melanie Martinez-core.” Child, no one is going to be looking at a woman with grey streaks and cleavage wrinkles.

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I deal with big emotions by crying it out or writing it out. Or both. Onward to high school.
Thanks, @EnglishMTL and #SWLSB for taking care of my kid for eight years.

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I feel sick, and so should you

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My heart is broken💔: As friends & family know, my wife was pregnant with our 2nd child, & about to begin her 2nd trimester. A few days ago she had severe pains, & bleeding, and had to go to the emergency room. There, it was discovered that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Devastated doesn't come close to what that feels like.
Unfortunately for people like us, because of the current laws in the state of Texas, that was only the beginning of this nightmare. Jess (my wife) had an "incomplete miscarriage", and what needed to happen, what was best for HER, and her health, was to terminate the pregnancy, and get the baby out.
The doctor gave her a medication that would move this process along, and sent her home. Where, apparently we would be handling it ourselves. We were told it might take a couple of attempts before it worked.
I'll let you decide how you feel about that.
After a long, painful night of the equivalent of early labor, the baby was still with her. So, we went back to the Emergency Center to get the 2nd dose. A new doctor was on call. He was an older man. You could hear him in the hallway as he said, "I'm not giving her a pill so she can go home and have an ab*rtion!". Being well aware that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Then, he came into the room to say, and I quote: "Considering the current stance. I'm not going to prescribe you this pill". Then, just sent us on our way.
The "CURRENT STANCE"?! Did he really just say that?!
No one should ever have to hear their wife say: "Get this dead baby out of me!".
Can you even imagine how that must feel?
The pain, and the bleeding continued. So, we decided to go to another hospital, about an hour away. There was a female doctor on call there, and we thought we might have better luck.
I should probably mention, the procedure to get the baby out is called a D & C. It's scary, & traumatizing, but sometimes necessary in situations like ours. Especially in emergency circumstances.
So we get to the next hospital. They take Jess in, ask her a bunch of questions, do a new scan... confirm that the baby is still there, with no heartbeat, and then disappear... for hours. Only to come back in and keep asking the same questions over and over. It's becoming clear that they're primary concern is NOT my wife's health. Instead, they seem to be worried about the legalities involved.
So, they decide it is not "enough of an emergency" to perform the D & C.
They do, however, prescribe another, stronger, final dose of the medication for us to try again... at home.
So, we go home to try again. Another long day/night of early labor pains. Only to discover my wife UNCONSCIOUS in the bathroom. Having to pick my wife's cold, limp body off of that bathroom floor, not sure if I was about to lose her, is something I will NEVER forget.
She had to be rushed to the hospital.
By this point she had lost so much blood, and bodily fluid, her body gave out.
They were able to stabilize her, give her the fluids she needed, and we came back home yesterday afternoon. We were also able to confirm that our baby was no longer with her.
Now, not only do we have to live with the loss of our baby... we have to live with the nightmare of what we just experienced because of political and religious beliefs. MY WIFE'S HEALTH SHOULD HAVE COME FIRST. PERIOD!
God knows what mental and emotional damage this has done.
If you consider yourself a staunch "pro-lifer" ... 1) You've never been through what we just went through, and 2) You should take a long, hard look in the mirror and reevaluate your reasons for supporting such a cold, barbaric, ignorant point of view.
It's not that black & white, and it's never going to be.
If you think your "Pray To End Ab*rtion" sign in your yard is "Christian", I suggest you revisit the teachings of Jesus and try again. If you support these laws that make ab*rtion illegal, and result in people being put through what we just were, you should be ashamed of yourself. I've never been so angry, or heartbroken... and the devastation I'm feeling must pale in comparison to what my poor wife is feeling.

[Hayley Juhl @HJuhl]

There is no one model of person seeking agency over their future fertility. Everyone has a deeply personal reason for considering egg collection and preservation. I chatted with @DrMarjorieDixon about how it all works. (via @mtlgazette)

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[Cityline @Cityline]

A gynecologist asked women on Twitter to help re-design his office better and we are so here for it! Women responded with suggestions such as a switch to let the doctor know you are finished changing 👚

What would you add to the list?

Story from: https://t.co/xc8XHok2Yw

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There’s always a lot of talk about bridging generations, but this artist-researcher affiliated with @ACT_Concordia did it using a literal bridge: “The stories belong to the people. The next step is to give them back to the children, and to newcomers.”

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That whole #solareclipse thing was pretty awesome. The trick now is using the momentum to keep our kids fired up about science. @glxygrl has some neat ideas (via @mtlgazette)
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Four minutes to totality in Hemmingford, QC. The light is the quality you get before rainfall. It’s gotten cold

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Children develop language through osmosis — they mimic what they hear. So what the heck is up with adults baby-talking at them?

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Montrealer @EllieMtlQc literally wrote the book on parenting, but she didn’t do it right away and she didn’t do it all at once. (via @mtlgazette)

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[just nonbinary things @nonbinarythings]

Is the gender in the room with us now?

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Last night’s wind gusts sounded like airplanes. They took down this tree, which is hanging out over my driveway, leaning on hydro wires.

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Honestly, I'll just use any excuse to be on a train, @allo_exo or otherwise. (via @mtlgazette)

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[David Eby @Dave_Eby]

In an age of disinformation, people rely on the work of journalists and local news stations for unbiased and balanced information. However, giant media companies buy up local outlets and soon after liquify them.

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[Informed Perspectives @InformedOps]

"Changing a name or pronoun before starting high school avoids administrative and social repercussions," said Hilary Rose, child & family development expert via @HJuhl @mtlgazette

Rose's #InformedOps @ https://t.co/CQIx4NbSrM

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