Early intervention occupational therapist Sarah Waible (left) works with six-month-old Chloe, as Vance looks on at their home, to improve Chloe’s swallowing and to strengthen her neck muscles. — TNS
When the anaesthetist put Angelica Vance under for her caesarean section, she had no way of knowing what she’d encounter when she woke.
If everything went perfectly, the baby would be on a ventilator and the doctors would have a plan to remove the growth that was impairing her daughter’s breathing.
