One diagnosis of a life-threatening illness is bad enough. To get a second one is really, really hard I'd never felt happier and healthier than after I gave birth. Imogen was first; she was born in April 2000 and looked perfect, but the midwife noticed her stomach was swollen. She had meconium ileus, a blockage in her bowel, and was rushed to another hospital for an operation at only 12 hours old. It saved her life, but she was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF). It was a shock. My sister and n...
One diagnosis of a life-threatening illness is bad enough. To get a second one is really, really hard I'd never felt happier and healthier than after I gave birth. Imogen was first; she was born in April 2000 and looked perfect, but the midwife noticed her stomach was swollen. She had meconium ileus, a blockage in her bowel, and was rushed to another hospital for an operation at only 12 hours old. It saved her life, but she was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF). It was a shock. My sister and n...
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