A CT scan revealed a stricture in his bile duct. During an MRI, doctors discovered he had stage 4 cholangiocarcinoma and 12 inoperable tumours that had spread to his liver.
Lois said they were “told to think of months, not years”.
Liam was put on a waiting list for chemotherapy, and the couple said they were told it was unlikely Liam would be fertile after his cancer treatment.
As Liam had two children from a previous relationship, Darcy, 11, and Rory, 9, the couple did not qualify for NHS funding for IVF.
However, in May, they said they were contacted by the Nurture Fertility clinic in Nottingham who confirmed they could go ahead with IVF if they could get a sample before his treatment started.
A follow-up scan after six-months of chemotherapy also showed all of his tumours had “either gone or reduced in size” except for two, including the primary one in his bile duct.
Liam said it was “amazing” in October to find out that their first round of IVF had been successful.
Lois described Birdie’s birth in the following July as “amazing”.
“She really is just the perfect baby,” she added.