"After attending my Brother’s wedding in 1997, where we saw a couple with their baby, we decided it was time for us to start our own family. It wasn’t long before we were excited to announce that we were to have a baby of our own. This excitement turned to heartache, when a chromosome imbalance was identified, which led to our son Benjamin, being born sleeping at 24 weeks on 23rd October ‘97. Suffering the loss of a child in our early twenties, having only been married for 2 years could have broken us, but we drew the necessary strength from each other, as well as our families and close friends to ensure that we grew together, stronger.

When we felt ready, we went back to the hospital, to have tests to see if it could be identified where the chromosome imbalance originated from. We were informed that Lucy had a translocation of chromosomes 9 and 10, meaning that early testing would be required for any future pregnancies.

It wasn’t long before nervous excitement hit us, and these early tests were required. After an agonising wait of nearly 2 weeks, we finally received the results, and despite having the same chromosome translocation as Lucy, we were confident that all would be ok this time around, and it was, because on 14th August 1999, after 2 days of labour, the dark clouds of the past dispersed and our Son, our rainbow baby - Joshua Benjamin was born.

We then spent many years trying to make Joshua a big brother, which was something we knew would mean the world, not just to us, but to him as well. Finally, in 2006, after having successful fertility treatment, we received some positive news. Not long after making this wonderful announcement to Joshua, it was again time to have the same tests as before. However, when we went for the appointment, at around 16 weeks, we were told the news that no-one wants to hear - there was no heartbeat. More heartbreak, but not just for us this time, and having to tell Joshua was one of the hardest things we have ever had to do.

We eventually tried again, but after nearly 2 unsuccessful years, we decided that adoption was to be our best chance of giving Joshua a little brother or sister. In 2008, after being successfully paired with our daughter, we discovered that we had fallen pregnant, naturally, but this joy soon turned to grief, when we suffered another miscarriage, this time it was at 12 weeks.

Move forward 5 years, and the biggest shock of our lives, we had fallen pregnant again. This time we decided to keep the news to ourselves, until a weekend away, camping at the Royal International Air Tattoo – not the best for an expectant mother, meant a mad rush home in the middle of the night, before I returned to the campsite to watch the airshow and felt the need to explain to our close friends the reason for Lucy’s early departure. Not long after, upon receiving the most amazing test results – there was no chromosome problem at all, not even the translocation, we were able to announce to the world, that we were set to be joined by a very special miracle.

In February 2014, the most amazing man that we had gotten to know through our fertility treatments – the late Mr W.A.R Davies was to be the person to complete our family, when he delivered our beautiful daughter – Elizabeth Scarlett. The moment he arrived at our bedside on the day Elizabeth was due to be born, is one that will live long in our memories. He had promised to help us have another baby, and finally he was able to follow through on his word.

There were many dark days, following every loss that we suffered, but having a strong network of family and friends around us, meant that we were able to come through these times, becoming a much stronger couple each time. Next year, we will be celebrating 25 very happy years of marriage, and the strength gained from our angels, will help us to make that many more years after as well.

To all of our family & friends – thank you for all you have done for us. We love you all. XxX.

To Lucy - my Wife, my rock, my everything. I love you more and more, as each day passes. XxX"