All smiles

Watching my then seven-year-old daughter, Shai, jump in the pool, tears filled my eyes.

I was so proud of her – after all, it had taken us a long time to get there.

Not that Shai was scared of the water or couldn’t swim, in fact she was great at it.

But if she accidentally swallowed any, it could kill her.

After Shai was born prematurely at 31-weeks,