'A part of me has been taken': Family’s heartbreak as ‘beautiful’ little boy dies in parents' arms

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A mum has paid tribute to her “little bundle of joy” who died after suffering from a severe heart condition. Théo-Ben was just 10 months old when he tragically died due to Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) - a birth defect which affects the normal blood flow through the heart.

Heartbroken mum Talour Greenwood welcomed the ‘little baby boy I always dreamed and wished for - my little best friend’ in November after fears she couldn’t become pregnant during her two-year relationship. READ MORE: Boy racer who killed pregnant mum Frankie Jules-Hough in BMW horror smash on M66 gets three more years READ MORE: Car stolen in Manchester led to the downfall of the 'Pablo' drugs gang and its 'wannabe kingpin' leader "It didn’t feel real when I went for the scan and was told I was six weeks pregnant.

I cried so hard. I wanted my own baby to love and cherish for as long as possible, it is something I dreamed and wished for," she said. “I always dreamed of having my own little boy and then found out during the gender reveal I got my little best friend.” Now Talour and her partner, Ryan Sigley, 28, who has two other sons, Archéy-Ryan and Freddéy-Aaron, from a previous relationship, have had to say their goodbyes to him less than a year later.

The grieving 26-year-old parent, from Tameside, said: “I feel lost. I feel like a massive part of me has been taken. I’m not me without him by my side.” Doctors first raised the alarm when Talour was 33 weeks pregnant and their baby boy was then diagnosed with HLHS. “[We were] referred to Saint Mary’s Hospital in Manchester where we learned he had a severe heart condition.