'STRONGEST' SEXTUPLET BABY DIES AT 2 MONTHS; Parents' grief as Kerrie loses fight for life.Byline: EMILY COOK A MIRACLE mum has lost one of the six babies who were born together two months ago. Nuala Conway Conway, city, United States Conway, city (1990 pop. 26,481), seat of Faulkner co., central Ark., in a farm and cotton area; inc. 1873. It is a trade and industrial center. Conway was settled (c.1865) near the site of a French trading post (c.1770). , who chose to keep all her babies when doctors told her she was pregnant with sextuplets, is devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. by the tragedy. Baby girl Kerrie, who was born with three sisters and two brothers in Belfast in May, died in hospital on Monday night. Nuala and her husband Austin, from Dunamore near Cookstown in Co Tyrone, stayed with them night and day as medical staff nursed the tiny children through their crucial fight for life in incubators three months before they were due. They were preparing for they day when they could take them home to show the world. The family's publicist pub·li·cist n. One who publicizes, especially a press or publicity agent. publicist Noun a person, such as a press agent or journalist, who publicizes something publicist Max Clifford Maxwell Frank Clifford [1] (born April 6 1943 in Kingston upon Thames) is an English publicist. Although his client range is varied, he is a controversial figure for often representing unpopular clients (such as those accused or convicted of crimes) and acting as an said yesterday: "Our hearts go out to the mum and dad and we hope that the others are going to be fine." Nuala, 26, gave birth to Ursula, Austin, Shannon, Karla, Eoghan and Kerrie within five minutes of each other at the Royal Victoria Hospital For other places with the same name, see Royal Victoria Hospital (disambiguation). The Royal Victoria Hospital at 687 Pine Avenue West in Montreal, Quebec, Canada was established in 1893, through the financial contributions of two Scottish immigrants, Donald Smith and George on May 22. They weighed between 1lb 7oz and 2lb 2oz. The babies were conceived naturally and were born 14 weeks prematurely. Mr Clifford added Kerrie had been progressing well and had been moved from hospital in Belfast to a local hospital. He said: "Ironically Kerrie, and one of the other sextuplets, were moved from the Royal Victoria in Belfast because they were considered to be the strongest and doing best of all. "They were moved from there to a local hospital, and tragically Kerrie died on Monday night. "Two months on, the others are all gaining weight and seem to be fine, as was Kerrie until sadly this happened." During the pregnancy the Conways were told of the risks of proceeding with the multiple birth and were given the option of aborting some of the foetuses. But Nuala said she and her husband never contemplated such a move. She added: We knew without discussion what we both wanted. These babies are a wonderful gift from God. Whatever God laid out for our lives, we were taking it." CAPTION(S): HOME Conway house, Cookstown, Co Tyrone PAIN Dad Austin and mum Kerrie |
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