she d gone to nursery that day. i was at work and got a call mid morning from clara s nursery to say they were a bit concerned because they d seen some yellowing around her groin area when they were changing her nappy. went straight to the gp, who acted, you know, really quickly thought there was something not quite right there but didn t know what it was. hadn t seen jaundice in a two year old before. so we went straight to the emergency department at bristol royal infirmary, where i stayed with her all day, really, while they were doing tests. more and more doctors were coming in, having a look at her, and you think, this isn t something that s, you know, they re going to give us some antibiotics and go home. i knew pretty much straight away that there was something not quite right. it became clear that clara needed a liver transplant. once a donor was found, the operation took place, but her recovery wasn t straightforward. so there s the realisation that you ve got really sick