Grace and her twin sister Amelia were born prematurely on October 13, 2017, at just 27 weeks' gestation. It can affect identical twins who share a placenta (monochorionic twins). But against all odds — with their parents warned the girls may not survive — Grace and her identical-twin sister Amelia turned one last month. They both came home on oxygen tanks. "The reality is it's hard to go out on my own with the girls and their oxygen tanks — going into our backyard is tricky.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 16, 2018 22:07 UTC