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
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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