My baby was born without a brain; Devoted mum Agnes reveals her fight for little Rachel's life.(Features)

From: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) | Date: May 20, 2000| Author: Croce, Maria | Copyright information

AGNES MARSHALL'S face lights up as she gathers her six-year-old daughter Rachel in a tight hug.

The pretty, dark-haired child barely responds, but the love between mother and daughter is almost tangible.

At first glance, Rachel is a petite, wide-eyed child with a passion for dolls.

Yet amazingly, this loving little girl was born with no brain. At her birth, Agnes was told her daughter would never see her first birthday and doctors said: "Enjoy what...

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