The Rescuing Hug
I received an email from a dear friend, the other day, with an article in it regarding a set of twins,The article details the first week of their life. The larger of the two was born at 2.3 pds and the smaller one just 2 pds. Being born 12 weeks ahead of time they were placed in separate incubators, as is standard hospital practice, however; while one flourished towards becoming a healthy baby girl the other’s health deteriorated and the possibility of her leaving this earth became very likely.
The nurse on duty did all she could to nurse the girl back to health but to no avail. As a last resort, she asked the parents if it was ok for her to put them in the same incubator b.c it was all that she could think to do. I mean it couldn’t hurt, right? Low and behold, it worked, no sooner than the incubator door closed Brielle (sick) snuggled up to Kyrie (healthier). As soon as she was close to her sister she calmed right down and her blood-oxygen readings were the best that they had been since her birth. Kyrie wrapped her arm around her sister as they dozed off. The twins thrived in the same incubator and went home sooner then expected.
This is a great story about the bond between siblings which I, personally, know nothing about because I am the only child from my mom and my dad’s son is only 8. For one, we are to far apart in age and two it seems like the bond is harder to form when you don’t live in the same house, especially considering the age difference. So I guess my question is can the bond between two siblings be that strong and at one point does it decrease or cease to exist?
Family plays a very important part in the lives of a lot of people, my family included. So in a day and age when having multiple (anything over 3) kids is frowned upon how do you decided whether or not you want to give your kids the opportunity to have such a bond? And with the economy the way that it is right now, how can you afford it? This is definitely not the best time to be from a big immediate family that has only one source of income. But at the end of the day there are still a lot of people having 4 and 5 kids and they are making it through so, I guess to each it’s own.
Personally, coming from a big family it makes me want to have one of my own. The four or five kids is definitely something I see in my future, God willing. My grandmother has 10 kids but most of her kids only have 1. Still, having a lot of cousins makes for fun during the holidays and a lot of celebrating throughout the year. I LOVE coming from a big family and I wouldn’t change that for the world.
‘Til next time….XOXOXO!!!!!!!
