Series of Moments: A Memoir by Shawnise Chantell
Preview Edition - Chapters 1 & 2
Chapter One: When the Monitors Went Silent
The room was cold. Too cold. But I couldn't speak. Couldn't move. Couldn't even blink. All I could do was feel.
Beeping sounds in the background. A nurse's voice-panicked, calling for help. Then suddenly, silence. Flatline.
They told me later I died for 20 minutes.
But God.
I was supposed to be bonding with my newborn. Instead, I was in ICU-tubes, wires, machines keeping me here.
I left my body that day. But I didn't leave my purpose.
This chapter is more than a memory. It's a moment that birthed a movement.
Chapter Two: I Came Back Changed
Recovery wasn't just physical. It was emotional, spiritual, and deeply personal.
Every scar had a story. Every breath a second chance.
I remember journaling from my hospital bed with trembling hands, writing prayers and pain and promises all in one.
Therapists told me to process the trauma-but the healing began when I started writing my truth.
This was no longer about survival. It was about becoming.
From that point on, I vowed to tell my story so other women-especially Black mothers-knew they weren't alone.
This isn't the end.
It's the beginning of a powerful comeback.
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