Cork eventer attacks sarcoma hurdle at full tilt 

37-year-old physio never stops being grateful for miracle daughter Zoe

Ruth Walsh with her event horse Trilby in North Cork. "At the time I had just bought a very special horse. He really understood that I had some challenges and was very patient with me. His name is Trilby. He is a gentleman!”

Waking up to the demands of a toddler is a morning ritual in many houses. But for Ruth Walsh, it is one she never stops being grateful for.

The 37-year-old physiotherapist from Mitchelstown, Co Cork, is keenly aware that her only daughter, two-year-old Zoe, is a huge miracle for her and her husband Stephen.