A family that was devastated to learn one
of their twin fetuses is unlikely to survive
has drawn comfort from knowing his sister
is there for him.
Incredibly, a recent sonogram shows the
tiny siblings holding hands.
Doctors told Ian and Brittani McIntire, of
Hutchinson, Kansas, they don't think boy,
already named Mason, will survive.
He has
a hole in his heart and an abnormal brain.
"His only chance of survival would be heart
surgery but they wouldn't do heart surgery
on him because of his brain," Brittani told
CBS affiliate KWCH .
The family is nonetheless heartened by the
sonogram image.
"We know we have a piece of them
together that will last forever and it's
special to have," said Brittani, who has two
other children with her husband.
If the fetus survives, doctors will deliver
him and his twin C-section. But if he
doesn't, the family said they are comforted
to know his sister, who they've named
Madilyn, is with him.
"She's the only one who can actually be
there and holding onto him through it,"
Brittani said. "So it's comforting to know
that if he does pass, he won't be alone."
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