Three days before Christmas in 1998, two identical twin sisters were born prematurely in Texas with a very visible difference: one with primordial dwarfism, and the other without. But their difference hasn’t affected their sisterly bond; if anything, it has made them stronger.
The doctors discovered their mom was carrying twins roughly nine weeks before their due date, eliminating any chance to offer “selective reduction” to terminate the twin with congenital conditions. And their mom says she’s glad the doctors didn’t find that earlier.
Today, the Bernal family—dad Joey, mom Chrissy, older brother (and former Marine) Austin, and twins Sienna and Sierra—couldn’t be happier. The girls turn 24 in December and are thriving. The sisters have also been awarded a 2022 Guinness Book record for the first documented case of an identical twin with primordial dwarfism….