Blessed by a birthmark She was born with a dreadful facial disfigurement. Today, after years of revolutionary treatment that's transforming countless lives, Sophie looks like this From: Daily Mail | Date: December 28, 2004| Author: | Copyright 2004 Daily Mail. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

SOPHIE MARTIN-CANNING, 32, a writer and voiceover artist from Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, had a birthmark that stretched from her cheek to her chest. She is married to Martin Canning, 36, and they have a ten-month-old daughter, Saoirse. Here, Sophie tells FIONA DUFFY how she came to believe her birthmark was not a curse - but a blessing.

MY FATHER told me that on the day I was born, angels flew down from heaven and kissed me in the crib. It was a beautiful story and one that I have always cherished.

For the angels - said my father - left a mark on my cheek as a sign that I was special, ...