Nick, my eldest son, has made me a grandmother. There is joy when a new soul comes into the world and here, where Nick himself came so close to losing his life, the emotions are deep and complex. It is a bittersweet moment in many respects for the fairytale marriage did not have a happy ending. Six thousand miles and a painful gulf lie between my son and his son and it seems probable that neither he nor I will ever hold his child in our arms.
Even so.
This beautiful babe is my grandson, Daniel, and we can hold him in our hearts.

