U.K. resident Michelle Stepney has a reason to call her twin girls a blessing. They quite literally saved her life while still in the womb. According to newsite Daily Mail, Alice and Harriet Stepney actually kicked loose a tumor that had formed inside their mom's cervix. Had they not, it is likely Stepney's doctors would've missed the tumor entirely.
When the tumor was discovered during a routine checkup, doctors' originally feared that Stepney had miscarried. After further testing, they found that Michelle's twins were still alive and that the mass was cervical cancer. Her doctors recommended immediate surgery to remove the cancer, which was the only way to guarantee Stepney would surivive. It would, however, result in the death of her unborn children. She refused surgery outright, boldly risking her own life to sa ve her twins.
This kind of selflesness is one seen far too rarely. Stepney could've easily had the surgery, guaranteeing her survival and granting her another chance to bear children. But she didn't. Not accepting the surgery was nearly suicide, but as long as her twins survived, Stepney didn't care what happened to her.
Michelle was placed on a limited chemo treatment that didn't affect her babies health, with the hopes that it could prevent the cancer from spreading. After sucessfully giving birth to Alice and Harriet, Stepney received a full hysterectomy to remove the tumor. Her twins are now a year old and Stepney herself is cancer free.
When the tumor was discovered during a routine checkup, doctors' originally feared that Stepney had miscarried. After further testing, they found that Michelle's twins were still alive and that the mass was cervical cancer. Her doctors recommended immediate surgery to remove the cancer, which was the only way to guarantee Stepney would surivive. It would, however, result in the death of her unborn children. She refused surgery outright, boldly risking her own life to sa ve her twins.
This kind of selflesness is one seen far too rarely. Stepney could've easily had the surgery, guaranteeing her survival and granting her another chance to bear children. But she didn't. Not accepting the surgery was nearly suicide, but as long as her twins survived, Stepney didn't care what happened to her.
Michelle was placed on a limited chemo treatment that didn't affect her babies health, with the hopes that it could prevent the cancer from spreading. After sucessfully giving birth to Alice and Harriet, Stepney received a full hysterectomy to remove the tumor. Her twins are now a year old and Stepney herself is cancer free.
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