When she was nine weeks pregnant she was in a coma for 10 days. She had seven strokes and two brain operations.

But then on December 14, Mrs Clarke, her husband Dion and eight-year-old daughter Harper welcomed their "miracle baby" - Atley Raine.

"I defied all the odds that they gave me and me surviving allowed our beautiful girl to survive," Mrs Clarke said.

"It is a huge relief to finally have her in our arms after such a long journey.

"This is so far from the expected outcome that we really still can't believe it. We didn't know whether she was going to make it.

"It has been an incredibly tough journey for myself and my family that is still very raw and emotional when we think how close I was to not being here today."

Mrs Clarke had cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, which she said caused the main veins in her brain to be completely blocked.

"There was no blood flow, so there were no messages coming or going from my brain," she said.

When she was in the coma Mrs Clarke's family and the community rallied around her raising more than $20,000.

Mrs Clarke said the donations had been priceless when the bills were adding up and her and her husband were unable to work.

"I cannot express my gratitude enough to all the people who supported us or donated during this time," she said.

"It has helped us keep afloat of never ending bills without the stress and get assistance with things I have been unable to do easily since becoming unwell."

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It will be a long road to recovery for Mrs Clarke who is taking each day as it comes to adjust to the changes in her life.

"It is an adjustment everyday to be not feeling like myself and trying to take it a day at a time because recovery doesn't happen overnight," she said.

"The amount of swelling in my brain was extreme, which is why I am still having headaches and I am very forgetful with words. I haven't done a proper grocery shop for seven months by myself, because I just can't.

Mrs Clarke said it had taught her the importance of embracing each day with her family.

"It is a reminder of how short life can be and that no day is guaranteed, so you really need to try to not sweat the small stuff and just enjoy everyday," she said.

"Even the challenging things you just need to push through and try and focus on the positives because it can be taken away very quickly and unexpectedly.

"I didn't see what happened coming at all. It went from headaches to I am now completely unaware of 12 days of my life that I will never get back."