When Shai Winn celebrates her birthday, her parents lay on a magnificent cake topped with candles. Shai blows them out and her mum, Lindsey Bidwell, hands out slices to all the family – all except for Shai, that is.
This isn’t deliberate cruelty on Lindsey’s part – Shai, 10, hasn’t eaten or drunk since she was a toddler. Instead, she is fed through a tube.
She looks the picture of health with her beaming smile, long curly brown hair and sparkling brown eyes. “Most people would say that she has the most beautiful personality,” says Lindsey, 41, from Chelmsford, Essex.
But Shai has battled complex health problems throughout her life. Today, even brushing her teeth can be dangerous as she can swallow water which can go into her lungs.
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