Jesus, this story about an IVF clinic mix-up… “Two couples in California discovered they were raising each other’s genetic children. Should they switch their girls?”
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I was holding my breath the entire time reading this, hoping that the families would make (what I'd consider) the right choice. And I think they did.
Same! This story was bonkers intense, I can't even imagine what kind of emotions were rolling around there
Thank you for sharing this, Jason, what an amazing story, so touching (our daughter was born through IVF as well).
There's a film on pretty much the same theme, Hirokazu Kore-eda's “Like Father, Like Son”, worth looking up.
In such an unfair and heartbreaking situation, it's amazing that the two families found a way to make the best of it, when it would have been so easy to let themselves be guided by fear and anger.
I had to take a few breaks from reading this because it was so overwhelming at times. 100% agree that the outcome was is the best you could hope for.
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