Daniel was around 8 months when the doctors asked if we were going to have a second child. For Penny and I this question posed a greater risk than just having a second child with a disability, it meant risking Penny’s life a third time.
Our first attempt at a family (five years prior) resulted in Penny contracting a rare condition called Trophoblastic Disease. This is a form of cancer that affects 1 in every 10,000 first time pregnancies and has a nasty side effect in that it makes the women’s body behave as if it is pregnant and, instead of growing a baby, it grows a tumour.
Rodney Clarke Welcome to the Hey Dad blog … my name is Rodney Clarke and I suppose I qualify for the Hey Dad blog page for one major reason … I'm a dad! 
