A Glasgow mum opened up on battling post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after her newborn was diagnosed with two rare, life-threatening conditions.
Nicola Carey gave birth to her son Beau in February 2020. Baby Beau was struggling to feed so doctors quickly conducted biopsies and placed him on a feeding tube.
Within weeks he was diagnosed with Shah-Waardenburg syndrome; a genetic condition that can cause potentially permanent hearing loss and changes in pigmentation of the hair, skin and eye. Medics also discovered that he had Hirschsprung's disease, which causes infants' poo to become stuck in the bowels.
