For Ruben, his diagnosis - pre-empted by quick thinking doctors and nurses at Leeds Children's Hospital - required an almost immediate surgical operation on his heart just days after he was born.<br /><br />Ruben was on the operating table for more than six hours fighting for his life as surgeons fixed his tiny heart.<br /><br />Three years on, Ruben is a thriving little boy who amazes his mum Laurie Higgins, 32, every day.
