Mother with cancer faces impossible choice

A pregnant mother of two has had to make an impossible choice – risk having her baby early so she could get a vital cancer medicine, or wait and risk leaving her two young sons without a mother.

The baby, born 12 weeks prematurely so her mother could be treated for cancer, has died.

Heidi Loughlin delayed treatment after discovering she had a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer.

In a moving poem posted on her blog, the mother told of the death of baby Ally.

Watch the video for the full ITV News report.

Contact Newshub with your story tips:
news@newshub.co.nz