Great Story to Start off Our Day: I’ve read that twins have a special connection. My favorite twin story is about Brielle and Kyrie Jackson. In 1995, these twins were born 12 weeks prematurely. They were placed in separate incubators in the NICU. After a few days, Brielle, who weighed just two pounds, was struggling. Her heart rate was low and she was blue-faced from crying. Kyrie was larger and was growing. The NICU nurse did something not often done in the US at the time. She asked the parents if she could place the twins together in the same incubator. They agreed, so the nurse put them together. When she checked back a few minutes later she was surprised to see Kyrie had actually placed her arm around her younger sister as if to give her strength. Brielle had stopped crying and her oxygen level had increased. The nurse called the other staff of the NICU and they took a picture that has often been called the “rescuing hug.” Today Brielle and Kyrie are happy 17 year-olds. They are identical, except one of them is left-handed and the other right-handed. They’re best friends and share a bedroom, but not an incubator.
Posted on: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:54:05 +0000
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