Wilshere opens up about daughter’s heart condition
Jack Wilshere has revealed that he “100 per cent” feared losing his daughter to a heart condition.
The former Arsenal star, 32, has become an ambassador for the British Heart Foundation following his brave daughter Siena’s battle.
SunSport columnist Wilshere married partner Andriani in 2017, with the pair subsequently welcoming Siena in May 2018.
During a trip to Cyprus doctors urged Wilshere to take his daughter, five, to see a cardiologist after detecting a heart murmur.
Siena was subsequently diagnosed with a congenital heart defect – as Wilshere himself describes – “a hole in her heart”.
Reflecting on the terrifying ordeal, Wilshere told BBC Breakfast: “I was preparing to travel with the team, my team, for a game, like we normally do and my phone rang.”
Andriani then choked back tears as she added: “I remember just falling to the floor and crying, I just couldn’t believe the news. It was shocking.”
Asked if he thought he “might lose” his daughter, Wilshere continued: “Yeah, 100 per cent.”
Brave Siena had to undergo five hours of heart surgery in March.
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