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Your baby or your foot?

Becky Turner, 33, Swansea

As my mates lined up for the egg and spoon race, I stood alone, a few steps ahead. ‘Go!’ the teacher shouted.

Parents applauded as I limped to the finish line.

Even with the head start, I still hadn’t come first.

But just getting to the end was an achievement for me.

I was born with spina bifida, where the spine and spinal cord don’t develop properly in the womb. It came with

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