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AN AMERICAN COUPLE has been shocked to discover their unborn baby son holding his twin sister’s hand in the womb.
Baby Mason McIntire has a hole in his heart and an “abnormal brain” according to his parents Ian and Brittani, KWCH Kansas reports.
His chances of survival are slim. At present little Mason weighs just nine ounces, compared to his twin sister Madilyn who weighs over two pounds.
This week, at a follow-up appointment, something quite special was revealed to the Hutchinson, Kansas, couple in a sonogram of Brittani’s womb.
“We didn’t really see much, she said there’s his hand and there’s her hand and it looks like they’re holding hands,” Brittani said.
The blurry photograph shows Mason clearly wrapping his hand around the little finger of his twin sister.
Doctors assured Brittani and Ian that this was no common occurrence.
“Most twins, when she’s trying to take pictures and stuff, they’re kicking each other and hitting each other and she said with our twins it seems like she was very protective over him,” Brittani says.
Although baby Mason may never know his family – Brittani explains that his only chance involves heart surgery, something surgeons are reluctant to do because of the problems with his brain – his father says the amazing image is something he and his wife can take solace from.
“We know we have a piece of them together that will last forever and it’s special to have,” Ian McIntire says.
Should Mason survive the pregnancy both babies will be delivered by caesarean section, allowing his family to spend the most amount of time possible with him .
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I now prefer twitter to facebook. Just need events and their sorted
i only use facebook to wish people a Happy Birthday
Happy birthday.
Just as long as it doesn’t threaten thejournals copy and paste tweets policy!
Skynet! One company owns all…look out folks….
Don’t worry. There is still Microsoft.
So then, which one is the evil one?
If such a deal goes ahead, I can see all Twitter users being forced to create a Google user profile, much in the way you have to with all Google products and services.
Google is like the EU which can be summed up in two words – Fascist dictatorship
Would a fascist dictatorship allow you make such a comment or give you such unhindered Internet use? I doubt very much so. Back into your box.
You’d know the schools are closed this week :)
Still don’t really see the point of twitter apart from using it to make comments. Facebook has many uses but I really don’t get twitter.
It’s a micro blog. It’s not supposed to be used like Facebook. Twitter is excellent tool for getting your message heard. You select your newsfeed and see everything. No algorithms choosing what you see.
Great news. Really important stuff.
Said no one about this story, ever.
@fred yet you took the time to read it
It’s a good tech read. Facebook have also nailed mobile revenue. They have adapted well to it. Google is still struggling in that field.
It will be interesting to see how the next few years pan out. It’s difficult to retain such a coveted spot in the tech world.
The internet is literally watching us all. Mad.
I use both, why not?
If Google take over Twitter, then I will be deactivating and closing account as I did with facebook when they introduced their sneaky new opt ins in Jan of this year.
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