'One day I might be unable to see my children's faces'

Bridey Doyle-Roberts might not be able to see her children's faces one day – a reality she described as "devastating".

Ms Doyle-Roberts, from Hopkinstown, Rhondda Cynon Taf, went for an eye test three years ago because she kept bumping into things and was starting to struggle to see at night.

She was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic condition causing progressive vision loss, which will eventually lead to tunnel vision and potentially blindness.

The 41-year-old said the sight loss diagnosis caused a lot of anxiety when she realised how it was affecting her as a mother.

Ms Doyle-Roberts said family life had completely changed since her diagnosis, but added that her children had adapted to her loss of vision.

"I get a lot of from them. My youngest will look out for me on stairs and other places quite a lot.

"It's just a thing that he's taken on without me asking, which is really sweet."

She said that when she got her diagnosis she had her driving licence taken away.

"It was a shock," Ms Doyle-Roberts said, adding that it was hard to explain to her two sons, Idris and Nye – who were seven at five at the time - why she could not drive them to school the next day.

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