To Be Free Of A Burden Imposed By Birth

A year ago Singapore's newly opened Raffles Hospital and its eager staff earned a permanent place in my heart when they hosted the biggest news event I have ever witnessed: the noisy arrival in the world of my son. Last month I returned to its corridors for an event that quite unexpectedly was to prove almost as moving and inspiring. Ladan and Laleh Bijani, Iranian twins who had arrived in Singapore in November in their quest to end an affliction that had encumbered every waking moment of their 29 years,