Lisa Wells had only just given birth when she was told the most devastating news. But it made her determined to do one thing...
But where they do become different is that my chance for more special moments is limited. Unlike other parents, I won’t get to see when Ava-Lily or Saffia celebrate their 18th birthdays or bring home their first boyfriends. I won’t be able to enjoy shopping trips with them or help them pick out their wedding dresses. Because every day since 15 December 2017, just eight weeks after Saffia was born, I’ve been living with the fact that I am dying.
It’s funny how life can change so quickly, so intrinsically. One minute, my husband and I were content, with steady jobs– me a nail technician, Dan a road engineer – and wonderful children. The next, we had no future at all. Dan and I had been together since we were 14 and even from those early, fresh-faced days, we’d planned the rest of our lives. Most things fell into place – we bought a house and married in our hometown of Frome, Somerset, in 2008. But there was always something missing – we were desperate for a family.
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