Little girl risks death when she cries

A couple have spoken about a medical condition which can stop their toddler daughter's heart every time she cries.

Tianne Lewis, two, from Wrexham, suffers from reflex anoxic seizures (RAS), which start when she is shocked by something, or bursts into tears.

Andy McHugh and his fiancée Ceri Lewis feared they might lose their daughter after one terrifying episode.



Mr McHugh said: "Anything that causes her to cry - falling down to bath water being too hot - can stop her heart."

Mr McHugh added: "When she cries, she suffers seizures. Whereas a normal baby will cry and take a breath, she cries and her heart stops. We basically have to shock her out of it before it happens.

"As soon as she starts to cry we head for the shower or the tap, and it goes straight to her face. I know it sounds awful, but we have to act quickly and it shocks her into taking a breath."