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Harry the hero

Sophie Byrne, 30, Larkhill, Wiltshire

Cradling my newborn, I breathed in his scent.

Counted his tiny fingers and toes.

‘He’s beautiful,’ I smiled at my husband Sean, then 27.

It was March 2014 and we couldn’t believe our luck.

As weeks passed and Harry gained weight and hit his developmental milestones, it felt like a miracle.

Because we’d already suffered utter heartbreak.

When our daughter Olivia arrived in August 2012, I noticed her hands were turned inwards and her head was oversized.

Tests revealed she had a

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