Thankful

Today our daughter was born. Healthy, beautiful, absolutely brimming with life. Her name is Emily.

Six months ago we were told she was sharing the womb with a twin. This twin, tragically, didn’t have all the bits needed for life. It was a thing devoid of life, never having a chance. But Emily, unwittingly, was trying to help anyway. Her heart was supplying her twin with blood.

Her heart was doing the job of two, sapping her own life. There was every chance it would kill her.

Today, I know, I should be incredibly thankful.

Thankful to all the professional people who caught us and carried us to this point. Thankful to the amazing technologies that made it possible for Emily to survive and thrive. Thankful to an incredible wife who coped with not only with the emotional stresses of a difficult pregnancy but all the physical ones too.

How lucky am I?

This lucky…