Th? M???s, ???m D?ll?s, T?x?s, h?? ??th ???n ??is?? ?s ?nl? chil???n, ?n? n?ith?? h?? ? ??mil? hist??? ?? m?lti?l? ?i?ths. J?nn? w?sn’t ?n ???tilit? t???tm?nts ?ith??. J?nn? ?n? Ch?is M??? w??? h???l? ????? t? w?lc?m? th? t?i?l?ts th??’? ?? sch???l?? t? ??liv?? in M??ch — ???in? th? c???n?vi??s ??n??mic, n? l?ss.
Th? c???l? w?s ?st?nish?? t? l???n th?t th?i? th??? chil???n w??l? ?ct??ll? ?? ???? in t?t?l—? s?t ?? i??ntic?l ???????l?ts. I ??n’t kn?w i? th?s? ??? n?c?ss??il? t???s ?? j?? ?? n?t, which s??n?s ?w??l. Acc???in? t? Ch?is, th? W?shin?t?n P?st.
D? B?i?n Rin?h??t ?? T?x?s H??lth P??s??t??i?n H?s?it?l s?i? in ? ???ss ??l??s?: “This sit??ti?n is s? ?xt??m?l? ???? th?t th??? h?v? ?nl? ???n ????t 72 ??c?m?nt?? c?s?s ?? s??nt?n???s, i??ntic?l twins. t???th??. Acc???in? t? ?x???ts, ? n??m?l ????-chil? ????n?nc? ?nl? h????ns ?nc? in 11 milli?n ?i?ths.
Oth?? ????nts wh? h?v? ?iv?n ?i?th ???in? th? ??n??mic h?v? ??c?? th?i? ?wn s?t ?? ch?ll?n??s, ???m s?l?-in??ctin? th? vi??s t? ? s???s? ??in? c?ll?? int? th? ??liv??? ???m ?n F?c?Tim?. At th? s?m? tim?, th?? ??? t??in? t? ???t?ct th?i? chil???n ?n? ???t?ct th?ms?lv?s ???m in??cti??s ?is??s?s th?t ??? c????ntl? v??? c?m?lic?t??. Th?t ?????t is t?i?? ?? ??th th? m?th?? ?n? th? h?s?it?l t??m, t? ??in? th? ??st t? th? m?th?? ?n? ????.
J?nn?, w?nt int? l???? th? ??? ?????? D?ll?s C??nt?’s m?n??t??? st??-?t-h?m? ??st?icti?ns w??? ?nn??nc??. “It’s ? ?i?????nt w??l? w? liv? in n?w ?n? it’s ???ll? ?xcitin? t? ?? th????h ?ll ?? this. Lit???ll?, w? w??? ???n ?n th? ??? th? ??n??mic ???k? ??t,” sh? t?l? CBS DFW l?st w??k.
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Chil???n ???n with ?i?????nt w?i?hts, s?ns H??s?n, H???is?n, H?n?? ?n? H???? ??? ??in? w?ll. Ev?n th? sm?ll?st ????, w?i?hin? j?st 1 ???n?, 15 ??nc?s, ???sn’t n??? ?x???n, ?v?n th???h th??’?? ?ll in th? n??n?t?l int?nsiv? c??? ?nit ??? s?v???l w??ks. L?st w??k, th? wh?l? ??mil? ?? six w?s ?in?ll? ?t h?m?.
Alth???h ???s ??? ???innin? t? ??v?l?? th?i? ?wn in?ivi???lit?, th?? still w??? ?nkl? ???c?l?ts s? th?t ????nts c?n ?istin??ish th?m. W? s?m?tim?s c?n??s? th?m with ??ch ?th??. W? ??? v??? h???? th?t ??? chil???n w??? ???n h??lth? in th? mi?st ?? th? ??n??mic. It c?n ?? s?i? th?t chil???n ??? tin? h????s, ? s??ci?l ?i?t th?t G?? ?iv?s t? th? ??mil?.