Parents who were told to 'say their goodbyes' to newborn with FOUR heart conditions say she's a 'fighter'
The parents of an eight-week-old baby born with four complex heart conditions say she's a 'fighter' proving everyone wrong. Haydn Meecham and Sabrina Gallagher were told they could terminate their pregnancy after discovering problems with their daughter Freya's heart at the 20-week scan.
READ MORE: Family's tribute to 'beautiful and selfless' woman, 78, who died in Asda petrol station crashSabrina, from Farnworth, suffered a 'bad pregnancy' with Freya, going through 'one thing after another'. Following the 20-week scan, the couple were sent to St Mary's maternity hospital in Manchester, where they were told their new daughter would need surgery for a heart condition when she was born.
Freya had also not been feeding properly due to the umbilical cord issue, and she was born weighing just just 3.5lbs. She was intubated after being taken to Alder Hey. Mum Sabrina, 26, said: "To be honest, it's been a bloody nightmare. We've had to sit and watch a tiny baby deteriorate and just get worse."
While the couple have been at Alder Hey with Freya, their older children - nine-year-old TJ and four-year-old Nova - have been looked after by family back in Farnworth, who Haydn and Sabrina have described as 'heroes'. The family have had to sort a new home with Bolton Council and have been unable to bring their new daughter home until it is ready.
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