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A lifetime of smiles

Agnes Bordas, 36, Dungannon, Co Tyrone

Watching my daughter Sara, then 3, playing in the park, I beamed with happiness.

It was July 2020 and my little girl was my pride and joy.

So friendly and happy, she was always putting smiles on strangers' faces.

'Oops, watch out for that bench!' I shouted.

But it was too late, Sara had bumped into it.

'Another ouchie,' I soothed, rubbing her knee.

I'd noticed she'd been a little clumsy lately.

Unbalanced.

As her friends were finding their feet, running and jumping, Sara was growing accident-prone and uncoordinated.

Had started to walk with a wide gait.

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