Me and my little sister: Katy Holmes, from Lancashire, cuddles baby Scarlet, the baby her mother delivered early so that she could meet her before she diesA heavily pregnant mother took the heartbreaking decision to induce her child early so that her unborn daughter could meet her dying older sister.
Paula Holmes, from Penwortham, near Preston, Lancashire, asked doctors to deliver baby Scarlet three weeks early to allow cancer-stricken Katy the chance to meet her little sister.
Katy, 10, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour in October and as her condition deteriorated Paula and husband David were afraid she would not meet the new addition to their family.
Support: Katy, centre, with baby Scarlet and sister Charley, 8, from left, mother Paula, brother Craig, 19, brother Lee, 24, dad David and sister Kelly, 27.Paula said: 'The realisation that I was pregnant and that Katy might not get to see the baby was terrifying. My consultant agreed to do it without hesitation.'
And she added: 'Katy loves Scarlet, and seems to have a special way with her. All we have to do is put Scarlet in her arms and she starts smiling.'
Until a few weeks before her diagnosis Katy had been a happy and healthy child, but it was a mother's instinct that led Paula to take Katy to the family doctor.
As Paula and David watched a normally beaming Katy receive a school certificate they immediately noticed that something was amiss with their usually smiling little girl.
Paula says: 'We are utterly desperate now, and need whatever help we can get. We feel totally helpless as Katy’s life ebbs away.
'Our beautiful daughter is fighting and astounding medics, so we owe it to her to do everything humanly possible to help her fight.
'If this was a war, and Katy was sent to fight, as a mother I would be right in front of her, protecting her from oncoming troops.
'It is no different now, except I don’t actually know what I can do, or how to do it.'
source: dailymail
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