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She was heavy with twins and she wasn't due for another 12weeks, she still had time but on that fateful day on 17th october 1995, Mrs Jackson went into labor..
She delivered two premature babies who weighed about 2pounds each, a condition called "Low Birth Weight"
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She delivered two premature babies who weighed about 2pounds each, a condition called "Low Birth Weight"
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They had to be placed in an incubator that serves as a man made womb to allow these two beautiful premature babies become bigger and strong...
At 3weeks after birth, one twin became critically sick and wasn't expected to survive, her heart beat was very fast which is not good...
At 3weeks after birth, one twin became critically sick and wasn't expected to survive, her heart beat was very fast which is not good...
Her "SPO2" which is the oxygen concentration in a human beings body was also dropping, she was turning blue due to the low oxygen...
It was an emergency and both the doctors and nurses on duty had done everything, used all the big machines theu had...This happened in the U.S
It was an emergency and both the doctors and nurses on duty had done everything, used all the big machines theu had...This happened in the U.S
All to no avail...it was looking like a lost cause!
The parents were informed and they had already accepted their painful fate of losing one twin when something happened...
They had named their twin baby girls BRIELLE and KYRIE...
Brielle was the one losing her fight for life
The parents were informed and they had already accepted their painful fate of losing one twin when something happened...
They had named their twin baby girls BRIELLE and KYRIE...
Brielle was the one losing her fight for life
You see eh, most times the best medicine does not lie in expensive machines but in the heart of a God led health worker...
A nurse named GAYLE remembered of a technique used in Europe but rarely used in America called "CO-BEDDING" where both twins are kept in the same bed...
A nurse named GAYLE remembered of a technique used in Europe but rarely used in America called "CO-BEDDING" where both twins are kept in the same bed...
It wasn't practiced in U.S for fear of infection transmission, so it was against hospital protocol, she asked for the parents permission to put the sick Brielle in the same bed with Kyrie and parents gave her the go-ahead...
Immediately she did that, a MIRACLE happened...
Immediately she did that, a MIRACLE happened...
Strong Kyrie stretched out her hand and hugged her sick sister Brielle and almost immediately, her sisters vitals became better...
Her heartbeat became better, she started turning pink and they left them together even until age 5...Parents made them sleep together...
Her heartbeat became better, she started turning pink and they left them together even until age 5...Parents made them sleep together...
So what the biggest machines of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of US couldn't achieve...a hug, a touch achieved it...
The hug was called the "Rescuing Hug" and was captured by a photographer in the hospital...
Without this "Rescuing Hug" , Brielle wouldn't have survived...
The hug was called the "Rescuing Hug" and was captured by a photographer in the hospital...
Without this "Rescuing Hug" , Brielle wouldn't have survived...
That hug changed medicine in the U.S
Hugging stimulates the release of a hormone called oxytocin that has a calming effect on the body...
So when next your child is throwing tantrum, instead of beating him or her like our parents did...HUG THEM
Hugs are medicinal...Use it!!!
Hugging stimulates the release of a hormone called oxytocin that has a calming effect on the body...
So when next your child is throwing tantrum, instead of beating him or her like our parents did...HUG THEM
Hugs are medicinal...Use it!!!
This Kyrie and Brille Jackson today, they're 26yrs now and living their best life...They remain inseparable till date...
They remain popular till date because of the "Rescuing Hug" article and because of them "Co-bedding", "Kanagroo Nursing" became more popular in the U.S
They remain popular till date because of the "Rescuing Hug" article and because of them "Co-bedding", "Kanagroo Nursing" became more popular in the U.S
As a medical personnel, one of my morning prayers everyday is to be led by God in making decisions concerning my patients.
WITH GOD...YOU NEVER MAKE MISTAKES!
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