The happy couple, Lyndsay and Matthew Brentlinger, recently became even happier parents as their first set of twins was born. But life did not give this unclouded happiness easily because, for a long time, it seemed that one member of the twin pair would be born dead at birth.
The story of the twins of the couple living in Ohio began in 2016 when the babies were born a few days before Christmas. Although they seemed healthy at first glance, the boy twin of the couple fought for his life in the period after his birth. Little William was diagnosed with a heart defect during intrauterine examinations, so doctors and parents were prepared for the worst.
The parents, who went through the initial trials, were very affected by what happened, and their friends could not stand idly by either, so they came to an agreement and decided to try to make the couple feel better. And the gift was nothing more than a family photo shoot, during which they could finally capture those cloudless and beautiful moments that were not possible at the beginning.
Lindsey Brown, the invited photographer, squeezed the young parents into her strict schedule despite the Christmas crowd: “I knew right away that I had to do this for them. Who could calmly say no to such a request?”
Mandy Edwards, who organized the surprise, was also very urgent about time, since neither the family, the friends, nor even the doctors knew how much time little William had left.
“It’s unbelievable how perfect the little ones looked,” said the photographer. “They were barely a few kilos when I photographed them, and during the photo shoot, little William was alert and reacting to the lights, while his brother Reagan just slept and barely opened his eyes. It was all so bittersweet because everything was so idyllic and no one would have been able to tell that there was something wrong with little Will.”
Unfortunately, a few days after the photo shoot, little Will left us, having only spent 11 days on earth.
According to the parents’ statement, it was the most beautiful 11 days of their lives, and the photos taken during that time will always remind them of this wonderful time.
Lindsey, the photographer, also remembered the babies with emotion: “Knowing that they can look back on these photos for the rest of their lives and one day show them to Reagan when she’s older warms my heart more than I can put into words.”
