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Radio Tees,4 mins

'Your first thought is my child has two years to live'

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Sian's four-year-old daughter, Sienna, has Spinal Muscular Atrophy and relies on several machines every day to keep her alive. Claudia Robinson spoke to her after the Little Mix singer, Jesy Nelson, revealed that her twin girls also have the condition.

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