ABSTRACT
Most of the names of the children in this book have been changed to protect anonymity. However, David and Dillon’s parents wanted their children’s real names to be used.
When my wife and I rst heard she was pregnant, we were so thrilled. For a while, everything was perfect. It was only when Aasif was about 3 years old that we noticed something was wrong. His stomach was very swollen and hard. We were quite concerned – parents’ intuition I think – so we took him to the paediatrician at our local hospital. He just brushed aside our concerns and said, ‘It’s probably gas! Nothing to worry about’.
