Annette is a mum to three girls, Emily and Bekki 8 and Georgina 6. Her husband Richard is pastor of Downe Baptist Church. She is a part-time staff nurse in a Christian nursing home in Bromley. This is her story...
It was back in February 1993 that my first scan revealed not one but two babies, we were both delighted. On a Monday morning five weeks before my due date our girls were born seven minutes apart weighing 5lbs 10ozs and 5lbs 11ozs.
It was later that we found out that the twins had suffered a rare and often fatal complication. It is a disorder of the placenta, giving one twin too much blood and the other not enough. Emily was grey due to lack of blood and Bekki was bright red with too much. Although Emily was unwell that day, we were told she would recover and that it was Bekki who might become ill. Fortunately she has always remained healthy.
