Cancer survivor Beth Bryant from West Sussex has miracle baby after doctors said chemotherapy would leave her infertile Beth Bryant, from West Sussex, gave birth to daughter Evane last year Lives with partner Matt Hinton and her sons Tony, 14, and Dean, 12 Was told treatment for bowel cancer in 2008 had left her infertile The mortgage adviser now fundraising for Stand Up To Cancer campaign A mother-of-two who was told the operations and chemotherapy treatment she endured to rid her of bowel cancer would leave her infertile has defied medics by giving birth to a miracle baby girl. Beth Bryant, 43, underwent numerous operations and intensive chemotherapy after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2008. But while the treatment saved her life, doctors warned the mortgage adviser that she and her partner Matt Hinton- who live in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, with her sons Tony Bryant, 14, and Dean Bryant, 12 - would not be able to have any more children. And then baby Evane arrived out of the blue. Miracle baby: Beth Bryant with baby Evane, 18 months, who was born after her mother was told that she would be left infertile by chemotherapy treatment for bowel cancer Happy family: From left, Tony Bryant, Dean Bryant, Evane Hinton, Beth Bryant and her partner Matthew Hinton, at home in West Sussex Beth said: 'Doctors did offer me a drug to try to give me a 50-50 chance of conceiving. I already had two healthy boys and I felt I had enough to contend with, so I declined that. But after finishing the gruelling cancer treatment, Beth and Matt were shocked to discover she was pregnant again. She said: 'The last thing I was expecting was to fall pregnant. I just couldn't believe it. Matt was stunned by thrilled. 'At first I just carried on as normal and I didn't go to the doctors for a while because I was in denial. Saying it out loud felt like I was like I was tempting fate. 'I don't think anyone could believe it, especially my mum and my close family because they knew what I had been through and how there was no way I was supposed to get pregnant. I doubted my body was capable and of course the midwives kept a very close eye on me but we made it. Brave smiles: Beth during her cancer treatment, pictured with sons Tony, left, and Dean Little miracle: Beth with Evane when she was just a few weeks old, left, and now, right, supporting the cancer charity that helped her mother through treatment, Stand Up To Cancer Mum and dad: Baby Evane when she was one month old with her parents Matt and Beth Talking about baby Evane, Beth said: 'There's not a day that goes by when I don't think how special she is - she's our little miracle. We are a really close family and the boys idolize her. They can't wait to get home from school and give her a cuddle.' Beth, who was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in the large bowel, is now raising money for Cancer Research UK's Stand Up to Cancer Campaign Evane, now one, was born at the Princess Royal Hospital near Beth's home in Haywards Heath in May last year. Beth, who was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in the large bowel, is now raising money for Cancer Research UK's Stand Up to Cancer Campaign. She added: 'It's thanks to research I am still here and we have Evane. I am so grateful for the treatment which saved my life. Sadly, however, not everyone survives. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma is the fifth most common cancer in the UK and around 11,500 people are diagnosed each year. Adoring brothers: Tony, left, and Dean, 12, swing baby Evane, 14 months, through the air, holding their Stand Up To Cancer arrows Happier times: Beth, 43, who was told she would never have any more children following chemotherapy treatment, with baby Evane, 18 months