"We couldn't believe it when Becky offered to carry our baby for us."We thought it was just something said over a few drinks and not a genuine offer.“We’re so grateful to Becky and her husband Jamie - we’ve got our little man all thanks to them.”Cassie, who was 'in no pain at all', didn't think much of the condition when she was diagnosed with cervical ectropion.But after seeking a second opinion, was sent for an internal ultrasound and a biopsy on her cervix at Royal Unit Hospital, Bath, to find the cause of the bleeding.Cassie was shocked to discover she had Stage 2B cervical cancer around a year later on October 4 2017. The couple are now in the process of filing a parental order to become Barnaby's legal parents and are enjoying time together as a new family.Cassie, a beautician who owns her own company, from Keynsham, Somerset, said: “Two weeks before my diagnosis, my life was normal.“Then suddenly I was focusing on cancer and thinking about my future. A woman who couldn't carry a child after cervical cancer has become a mum - after her friend was her surrogate.Cassie Bush, 32, first noticed bleeding after sex in 2016 and was diagnosed with cervical ectropion – a condition where the cells from inside the cervix grow outside.But as the bleeding worsened, Cassie’s boyfriend Jack Clail, 31, insisted she go back to the doctor.A further test revealed the devastating news that she had stage 2B cervical cancer- this is when the cancer has started to spread outside of the womb.Cassie was dealt another blow when she found out the radiotherapy would trigger early menopause and make it impossible for her to carry her own baby.In November 2017 she chose to freeze her eggs on the NHS.And after months of gruelling chemo and radiotherapy at Royal Unit Hospital, Bath, Cassie got the all-clear in March 2018.Cassie and Jack, an electrician, started looking for a surrogate and were “blown-away” when their friend Becky Siddell, 31, offered to carry a baby for them after hearing about their struggle to find a surrogate.The NHS transferred one of their viable embryos - made up of Cassie’s egg and Jack’s sperm - into Becky, a mum-of- two, who fell pregnant on the first try in September 2021.The pregnancy went "without a hitch" and Becky gave birth to Barnaby, at the Royal Unit Hospital, Bath, in May 2022- weighing 6lb 15.5oz.
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