Lucy now has half a heart,' said Mrs Pearson, 32, who had a second, healthy daughter, called Alice, six months ago. 'Because of the holes, the surgeon had to cut away what was left of the dividing ...

He was born with a rare heart defect called Hypoplastic left heart syndrome, which means he only had half a heart. "My son has been through hell and back since he was born. He has beaten so many odds.