# Mum Left Unable To Move After Breaking Her Neck After Sneezing

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/wellbeing/health-checks/mum-left-unable-to-move-after-breaking-her-neck-after-sneezing/
- Published: 2017-05-11T16:00:00+10:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

## _A mother�was left unable to move after sneezing that caused her neck to break, twice._

Five years ago, Monique Jefferies, from Melbourne,�reportedly suffered a partial
dislocation of her C1 and C2 vertebrae after sneezing. She�underwent surgery to 
have a halo brace fused to her skull for 14 weeks.

As a result, Mrs Jefferies was forced to move home to Hobart where her mother cared
for her and her then nine-month old son, Thomas, while her husband, Sam remained
in Melbourne for work.

Thankfully, Mrs Jefferies recovered fully, suffering only slight neck pain.

However, last month, she reportedly laughed (while talking about the time she broke
her neck when she sneezed)…..and her neck broke again.

> ‘We were just making some jokes and whatnot about my neck because it’s pretty 
> funny about it happening the first time. And I kind of threw my head back in laughter
> and it went straight away,’ Mrs Jeffries said in a recent interview with Channel
> 9’s�[A Current Affair](http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/04/28/18/47/melbourne-woman-dislocates-neck-twice-in-five-years-by-sneezing-and-laughing).

[⌊Injured woman in hospital bed with neck brace after sneezing incident⌉⌊Injured woman in hospital bed with neck brace after sneezing incident⌉ ](https://i0.wp.com/stayathomemum.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sneezeb.jpg?quality=89&ssl=1)

She was rushed to hospital where it was�confirmed that Mrs Jefferies had broken 
her neck exactly the same way as five years earlier.

Mrs Jefferies’ sister, Alira Jackson,�has started a [GoFundMe](https://www.gofundme.com/moniques-oops-i-did-it-again-fund)
campaign to pay for further treatment and to help support the family.

Source:�[Au.news.yahoo.com](https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/35388893/melbourne-woman-sneezes-and-breaks-her-neck-twice/#page1)
�-[�9news](http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/04/28/18/47/melbourne-woman-dislocates-neck-twice-in-five-years-by-sneezing-and-laughing)
�- [A Current Affair](http://www.9news.com.au/a-current-affair)

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 Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical
home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney,
she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school 
age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience
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