Baby left blind and unable to speak after two cardiac arrests before first birthdayFlorence Bennett from Hinckley, Leicestershire, suffered two cardiac arrests before her first birthday, leaving her blind and unable to walk or talk - but the three-year-old has shown remarkable signs of recoveryView 5 Images Florence was left unable to speak after suffering a cardiac arrest (Image: Jam Press/@florence_and_the_heart_machine)A mother feared the absolute worst after her infant daughter experienced two cardiac arrests before turning one. Claire Bennett reveals her daughter Florence was left without sight and unable to walk or speak following the trauma. ‌During her most recent cardiac arrest, Florence was deprived of oxygen for a complete 14 minutes. A shunt was placed between Florence's heart and lungs to allow blood to bypass the left side of her heart, which Claire describes as essentially "dead". View 5 Images Florence now uses a walker to get around (Image: Jam Press/@florence_and_the_heart_machine)‌It was discovered that her delayed visual response occurred because her brain couldn't process what she was observing.