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Daily Mirror
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Louise Lazell

Mum who had baby on her own given just two years to live - but says she'd do it all again

As a single woman with a chronic illness, Emma Postance always knew becoming a mother would be extra difficult for her.

The 42-year-old has multiple sclerosis, a lifelong, incurable condition that can lead to sufferers needing a wheelchair. She also had ovarian cancer in her 30s.

Despite her health issues, she was determined to hold her own child in her arms – and used sperm donation to conceive her baby as a solo mum.

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