Rosie was my first pregnancy and it was a normal one. The complications only happened at birth when her shoulder got stuck. It’s called shoulder dystocia. Rosie didn’t breathe for 17 minutes and that’s when the brain damage occurred. It was a very frightening time for me and Rob, Rosie’s dad. We had no idea what the future would hold.
But it wasn’t long before we could see that, though she wasn’t meeting the same physical milestones as other children, there was something in Rosie that stopped us from worrying too much. She was bright and intelligent, very aware of everything going on around her. Even as a baby she had a great sense of humour. We didn’t know whether she’d ever be able to
