The dad of a "miracle" baby who battled a serious heart defect for 11 weeks before tragically dying says his tiny son's twin "knows there's a piece of him missing".
Theo and Leo Mathieson survived against the odds after being born nine weeks premature on January 24, having developed in the same amniotic sac - a phenomenon which occurs in just one in up to 60,000 pregnancies. Their mum Stephanie, 37, believed she was unable to have any more children due to being diagnosed with symptoms of early menopause.
The pair spent two weeks recovering in Royal Oldham Hospital, and three weeks in Arrowe Park. But while Theo began to steadily improve, Leo continued to struggle. A scan revealed he was suffering from Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (TAPVC), a defect in the veins leading from the lungs to the heart.
