Most mums want to protect their children, wrap them in cotton wool, and watch with worried gazes as their little ones scale climbing frames, bounce wildly on trampolines and hurtle around the playground with other kids.
But I’d give anything for my five-year-old daughter, Hallie, to be able to do any of those things this Christmas. Sadly, she can’t – and she never will.
Hallie has a rare condition that causes her bones to be so brittle, the slightest knock or bump can shatter them – just like a china doll.
When Hallie was born, in January 2011, she was our second child, alongside big brother, Logan, and my partner Ian, 32, and I were over the moon to complete our family. But immediately, the doctors noticed that she had…