Still Standing

A Pregnant Woman. A brutal attack. An inspirational fight for survival.

Natalie Queiroz

• Publisher: John Blake
• Year: 2019
• Topic: Social Sciences
• eBook ISBN:
  9781789460667
• Subtopic: Social Science Biographies
• Index: Social Sciences

Natalie Queiroz was eight months pregnant when she was stabbed by her partner in the most vicious attack imaginable.

In the space of nine minutes, and in broad daylight, Natalie was stabbed twenty-four times with a carving knife. She suffered horrific wounds to her lungs, liver, stomach and uterus, whilst the knife missed her baby by a margin of two millimeters, before the arteries in her wrists were methodically severed by the hooded attacker she finally realised was her partner and the father of her unborn child.

After heroic intervention by passers-by and police, the attack was brought to an end, but her ordeal was not over. An air ambulance rescue was launched, and against all medical odds, Natalie and her baby survived - but not without life-changing physical and emotional damage.

Still Standing is the story of one life-shattering event - what came before that fateful day, what happened on it, and how one woman and her baby survived to rebuild and heal together after it. At once a shocking story of evil, manipulation and violence, and a truly moving reminder that a life can be pieced back together, no matter how bad the damage, this book will empower and inspire anyone who has ever faced true adversity to rise up and stand tall.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Prologue
• 1: And So It Began
• 2: So, How Did I Get Here?
• 3: Internet Dating and Other Crazy Decisions
• 4: The First Drink, First Date…
• 5: A Whole New World
• 6: Birmingham Magistrates’ Court
• 7: Next Steps
• 8: A New Life Emerges
• 9: First Family Christmas
• 10: The Big Four-O
• 11: The Day Life Changed Forever
• 12: ‘Hello’ From the Other Side
• 13: ‘What the **** is Going On?’
• 14: First Cuddles
• 15: Sisters
• 16: Birmingham Women’s Hospital
• 17: Welcome Home?
• 18: Happy Easter
• 19: The Lies Begin to Unravel
• 20: F***ing 13 April
• 21: How the Hell Do I Get Normality Back?
• 22: When the Angels Are on Your Side
• 23: My Precious Girls
• 24: A Proper Thank-You
• 25: Guilty or Not?
• 26: Killing Me Softly
• 27: You’ve Got Mail
• 28: The Letter & Other Firsts
• 29: A Barrage of Emails
• 30: Pushing the Boundaries
• 31: When Spoken Words Just Don’t Seem Enough
• 32: ‘Your Scars are Your Stripes’
• 33: ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’
• 34: New Year, New Goals
• 35: First Birthdays and First Anniversaries
• 36: Moving On Up
• 37: A Royal Visit
• 38: Final Goodbye
• Epilogue
• Acknowledgements
• Plates
• Copyright