The former England and Arsenal midfielder spoke candidly to the BBC about his daughter Siena's congenital heart defect.
This is the touching moment Jack Wilshere tells his five-year-old daughter she's a 'warrior' - as he today revealed how he feared she would die during open-heart surgery.
During a family holiday in Cyprus, a doctor detected a heart murmur and urged the family to take Siena to see a cardiologist - where they discovered that Siena had a hole in her heart. Jack Wilshere speaks to BBC Breakfast about his daughter needing surgery for a congenital heart defect. Pictured here with his wife Andriani and daughter Siena
Andriani added: 'I just remember hearing her cry and I just burst into tears because I knew she was going to be okay, it was just the recovery'.Jack and Andriani Wilshere with the family wearing 'heart warrior' t-shirts dedicated to Siena
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