Louise Thompson has called out ‘keyboard warriors’ who have criticised the speed of her recovery after she was recently hospitalised for a fourth time.
The former Made In Chelsea star, 33, spent two weeks in hospital last month after losing ‘cups of blood’ due to Ulcerative Colitis while in Antigua on a family holiday.
Following her discharge after the 12-day stint, Louise was then admitted to hospital three times in one week over extreme pains, ultrasounds and check ins.
She is now back home recovering with her partner Ryan Libbey and their son Leo, two.
Sharing photos of her family weekend, Louise noticed some fans had been defending her in the comments, prompting her to speak out about her recovery.
Louise Thompson has called out ‘keyboard warriors’ who have criticised the speed of her recovery after she was recently hospitalised for a fourth time
The former Made In Chelsea star spent two weeks in hospital after losing ‘cups of blood’ due to Ulcerative Colitis while in Antigua on a family holiday
Posting on Stories Louise shared a comment from one of her fans which read: ‘Some horrible comments on here… for god sake be kind.’
She wrote: ‘Thank you to this gem for speaking up and calling out the keyboard warriors. I feel very supported by you guys and 99.9% of the people out there in the big bad world are nothing but pure gold.’
‘It’s so reassuring to see people stick up for one another. I really notice it, especially when it comes to my fellow mental health, birth trauma or IBD sufferers.’
‘What an amazing community we have. In this case I woke up and checked the comments and couldn’t actually see anything negative so i’m guessing any spiteful comments were deleted over night.’
She later admitted though that she had seen one negative comment about her weekend activities.
‘I did notice one message yesterday that commented on the fact that i’m back to ‘travelling’ and almost insinuated that i’m doing too well,’ she wrote.
‘I’ve realised you can’t win and you’ll never be able to please everybody.’
‘Am I allowed to bounce back quickly from my recent surgery? I bloody hope so. I’ll be 7 weeks post surgery (sometime on Wednesday night?) and the advice is to move.’
Sharing photos of her family weekend, Louise noticed some fans had been defending her in the comments, prompting her to speak out about her recovery
She later admitted that she had seen one negative comment about her weekend activities. ‘I did notice one message yesterday that commented on the fact that i’m back to ‘travelling’
‘The recommendation is that it will take me 12 weeks to get back to my ‘normal’ activity, but it’s really good for my mental state to try and live a life as ‘normal’ as possible, so i’m not going to hide at home on the sofa like I have been doing for long enough.’
‘I have no plans to travel this year… in fact I’m petrified of travelling and being further than 2 miles from my local hospital, but I felt strong enough to hop in the car with Ryan and Leo and drive to Oxford for lunch on Sunday.’
‘It was beautiful and I bumped into some old school friends and I’m really glad I did it.’
Louise, the elder sister of Sam Thompson , has faced series of health issues since the birth of Leo-Hunter in November 2021.
She was diagnosed with Ulcerative colitis during her last stint in hospital which is the inflammation of the lower end of the digestive system. The condition sadly has no cure, but can be effectively managed with time.
Louise spent the weekend with her partner Ryan and their toddler son, enjoying time near their London home before heading to Oxford for the day
‘The recommendation is that it will take me 12 weeks to get back to my ‘normal’ activity, but it’s really good for my mental state to try and live a life as ‘normal’ as possible’ she replied
Before Louise’s latest health scare, she was posting photos from her family trip with Ryan, Leo and her father to Antigua And Barbuda.
A post on January 28 featured a carousel of snaps of herself with little Leo, alongside which she wrote an emotive caption about ‘learning to lean into and be grateful for those imperfect in-between moments because nothing lasts forever’.
Louise revealed after welcoming Leo that she and he nearly died during the traumatic labour.
On December 23, 2021, Louise announced the birth of her son on her Instagram page and revealed she had been discharged from hospital to recover at home.
She said: ‘5 weeks ago I gave birth to my beautiful baby boy Leo-Hunter Libbey weighing in at 7lbs. Unfortunately it wasn’t the easiest start for either of us. One ended up in NICU and the other ended up in ICU.’
Louise pointed out that ‘I have no plans to travel this year… in fact I’m petrified of travelling and being further than 2 miles from my local hospital’
She explained that she ‘felt strong enough to hop in the car with Ryan and Leo and drive to Oxford for lunch on Sunday’
Louise was diagnosed with Ulcerative colitis during her last stint in hospital which is the inflammation of the lower end of the digestive system. The condition sadly has no cure, but can be effectively managed with time
Louise said that Leo recovered quickly, but she had to deal with ‘many bad things’, saying: ‘To dance with death twice brings a whole new view of the world.’
In December, two years after Leo’s birth, she reflected on the time since the traumatic series of events.
She said: ‘Here’s a reminder that a lot can change in a year. A lot can change in 6 months. Indeed a lot can change in a month but it’s hard to witness the change until you create some sizeable distance from it.
‘I’m crying writing this. I’m feeling very emotional today. I can’t lie it feels nice to purge my pain. I encourage you to try writing and crying too.
‘Sometimes it helps. But the main reason I’m writing this is because I really want you guys to know that you must keep moving forward. Don’t give up. Because there will be a time when you will want to wear a pretty party dress again. You will shine again.’
The reality star announced last month she is releasing a book, Lucky, where she will tell the story of the near-death experience.
