I was flown to Belgium for surgery and in theatre for five hours
It was five days before Christmas in 2019 and I was 20 weeks pregnant with our second child when a routine scan revealed a hole in her spine and anomalies in her brain.
My husband, Dara, and I already had a one-year-old, Erin. This new pregnancy had been going well and we were looking forward to the arrival of our new daughter.