‘Dada’ and Tim’s trip to Lourdes: 'He'd leapt out of the wheelchair and was sprinting from the grotto, laughing with pure mischief'

‘Dada’ and Tim’s trip to Lourdes: 'He'd leapt out of the wheelchair and was sprinting from the grotto, laughing with pure mischief'

Our first adventure on our own together nearly ended before it began. Father and son – ‘Dada’ and Tim – were at Dublin Airport, ready to board a flight to Lourdes, when I realised with a sinking heart that I didn’t have our passports.