A Scots mum has been left too scared to let her children play in the street after feral youths smashed motors and jumped on car windscreens in a terrorising rampage.
01.01.2023 - 08:21 / dailyrecord.co.uk
As Nicole Brown gazes at daughter Miah, it’s impossible not to see the baby boy she held in her arms for the last time a year ago. Her son Micah was born with the rare genetic condition congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and, after a six-month battle, his little body could not take any more and he passed away on New Year’s Day.
Just 10 months later, his miracle sister arrived and Nicole and her partner Ian McEwan said she is a gift sent to them by their brave son so they did not face the anniversary of his death alone. Nicole, who endured 16 miscarriages before Micah was born, told how she is counting her blessings and celebrating two angels – “the one in Heaven and the one on Earth”.
The makeup artist, from Drongan, Ayrshire, said: “New Year’s Day is going to be bittersweet. Last year we had just celebrated Micah’s first Christmas but then a week later we lost him and our lives shattered into a million pieces.
“Never in our wildest dreams did we think that just 12 months after our world fell apart we would be holding his perfectly healthy little sister in our arms. Ian and I are convinced Micah sent us Miah because he knew we wouldn’t be able to get through this year without him so now we have two angels – one in Heaven and one here on Earth.
“Today is going to be one of the hardest days we have ever had as our precious baby boy is not here and there will be more than a few tears shed but our wee warrior Micah was the bravest person we have ever met and we will always celebrate his life rather than mourn it. We smile when we think of him, especially when we look down at his little sister – his special gift to us.”
Nicole, 34, found out at 21 weeks into her pregnancy that her baby had CDH, which means the diaphragm does
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