Couple who adopted twins from America want to give other would-be parents hope

Carly Wallace's dreams of becoming a mum were shattered when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer and needed a hysterectomy.  But, after a long wait, she and her husband Brendan are finally parents to twin boys they adopted from birth in America 

Carly and Brendan Wallace with their 15-month-old twins Sean and Shaquille who were born in Georgia. Picture: NW Newspix

When Carly Wallace needed a hysterectomy, she was devastated. Not just because she had been diagnosed with cancer at the age of 33, but also because it shattered her dreams of becoming a mother only months after she’d married the love of her life.

The couple had met several years previously, just before Carly went to Australia for a year. Then Brendan went to America. Finally, one Halloween, they were both back home in Donegal and they decided to give their relationship a go. Even then, it was long distance, with Brendan working mainly in Donegal and Carly in Dublin.