A mum whose life changed forever when one of her twins was born with only one eye now helps to transform the lives of other parents who have a disabled child. Charlie Beswick has shared her story as part of Twins, Triplets and More Week, which runs from July 4 to July 10.
Charlie’s twin boys, Harry and Oliver, were born in 2005. Harry was born with a rare craniofacial condition called Goldenhar syndrome. He had no eye, no eye socket, no ear, no nostril and a short, underdeveloped jaw.
Charlie said life changed forever at this point but after a six-year struggle coming to terms with what had happened, she now empowers other mothers to realise that an altered life can still be a wonderful one. She said: “I was only seven weeks pregnant when we discovered that I was expecting twins in 2004. Once the initial shock wore off, I felt excited and, if I’m honest, a little bit smug. While mere mortals were having one baby at a time, super uterus over here was baking two. I was elated.
