A mum is on a quest to provide help and guidance to parents of children who suffer from a diagnosis or a disability. Charlie Beswick has experienced the ups and downs of supporting a child with a disability and she has revealed the shame and guilt she has carried around for many years.
The mum-of-two revealed her feelings that she had failed as a mother after one of her twin boys was born with a rare facial deformity. Reflecting on the last 17 years, Charlie can see how her entire world shifted on its axis at this point - and the invisible burden it placed upon her.
Sharing stories about the early days, Charlie said she was consumed with guilt - convinced that she had somehow caused it. The mum went into spontaneous labour at 32 weeks and had to undergo an emergency caesarean as one of the twins was breech. Four hours later, a doctor visited the mum to inform her that while Oliver was fine, other twin Harry, now 17, had been diagnosed with Goldenhar syndrome.
