Multiple pregnancies are rare occurrences, with the likelihood of having twins estimated at only 2%, and the chances of quadruplets calculated at one case in several tens of millions. However, miracles do happen. Fourteen years ago, during her first ultrasound, Julia discovered that she was carrying four embryos in her womb at once.
The situation was complex because the children were developing in the same placenta, and there were no guarantees of their health at birth. Julia was even advised to terminate the pregnancy, but she adamantly refused.
Following a caesarean section, it was revealed that all the girls were healthy, although two of them initially had low birth weights, which quickly normalized. However, the most remarkable aspect was not just that Julia gave birth to quadruplets, but that all four girls bore an uncanny resemblance to each other. This similarity has persisted over time, with the girls constantly being mistaken for one another.
Those around them are consistently intrigued by the unusual family, often attempting to discern differences between the girls, which are few and far between. They even wear identical glasses.
The girls themselves are content with their situation, as their shared appearance has garnered them popularity. They have already received offers for collaborations with several clothing brands.
Uncle left with third-degree burns after running into burning building to save 8-year-old girl
A Washington man is rightfully being hailed a hero after charging into a burning home to save his eight-year-old niece.
Reports detail how 20-year-old Derrick Byrd suffered second and third-degree burns on his face, back, and arms, having rushed into the building when he became aware his niece was trapped.
Speaking to KOMO-TV, he said: “Even though I got burnt, I really didn’t care, though. I’d rather get burnt than her. She’s young. She’s still got a lot of stuff going for her. She’s a good kid.”
The fire, at a home in Aberdeen, Washington is believed to have started while Byrd and six other family members were inside, including his sister, Kayla, and her three children.
Byrd caught his nephews, Junior and Royce, when they jumped from a window on the second floor. His eight-year-old niece Mercedes, however, was too afraid to jump after having watched Kayla fall from the roof.
Without thinking, Byrd dashed back into the house to rescue her. Within moments, he could feel the flames on him.
“I could feel it burning me,” he explained.
“I got her and took my shirt off and put it around her face so she wouldn’t breathe in any smoke and I just carried her out as fast as I could.”
True hero
What’s more, despite suffering injuries, Byrd said he would do it again if he had to.
“I’d run back in there and do it again even if I got burnt worse or died.”
Commenting on all those dubbing him a hero, he simply replied: “I can’t say a hero. I’d just say for my niece and nephews, I wasn’t going to let them die.”
What a genuine hero Derrick Byrd truly is. In moments like that, people’s true colours are shown, and Derrick can certainly be proud of his.
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