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As a NICU nurse one of my fears was having an extremely premature baby. My fears were realized and compounded when I found out at 24 weeks gestation that one of my identical twin boys would not survive, and the other was in danger of hydrops and heart failure. We had to make some tough decisions and ended up having surgery in L.A. at 24 5/7 weeks gestation. Due to the high risk of labor after fetal surgery we focused on the safe arrival of our surviving twin. I know we are so blessed that against all odds (and statistics from the doctors) we have a healthy, happy 6 year old boy, but sometimes I am haunted by the shadow of what might have been, and seeing identical twin boys still makes my heart hurt. There should have been two!


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