Baby Oliver Christopher Charles Matthew Gard was born in August in perfect health weighing 8lb 6oz. And after the devastating loss of their firstborn Charlie three years ago, the couple are finally smiling again. We will go to Midnight Mass this year and think about Charlie.”“For Christmas and birthdays we always leave a chair at the table for Charlie,” says Connie. There is a one in four chance of it [a baby having the syndrome] happening again. “Charlie will always be in our heart, but Ollie has lit up our lives.”“We loved Charlie more than we ever thought possible,” smiles Connie.

Source: Daily Mirror December 20, 2020 07:00 UTC