Special siblings make for a happy family following baby tragedy

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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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THIS beautiful family photograph is one they thought they might never see, but this couple have come through such tough times they have plenty to smile about now.

Ineke Husken has just given birth to bouncing baby Ollie, after the heartache of losing her unborn daughter Holly, and coming to terms with her twin sister Honey being born with a hole in her heart and lung disease just 21 weeks into her pregnancy.

But Ineke and partner Damion Mroczkowski, 28, are celebrating two-and-half-year-old Honey's amazing progress and the uncomplicated birth of her little brother.

As reported Honey's mum almost lost her sight when she was pregnant with her twin daughters. Following complications, doctors diagnosed Ineke with an extremely rare case of pre-eclampsia.

Sadly one of the scans during her treatment showed Holly had died. Honey was then born at 21 weeks with a hole in her heart and lung disease. But with the love and care of her family and support from the staff in the neo-natal unit at Grimsby's hospital, Honey lives like any other toddler for most of the day now.

Because of the wonderful care neo-natal staff gave the family, Damion embarked on a cycling fundraiser from Cleethorpes to Rotterdam with Ineke's father; which raised £2,000 for the unit.

And just weeks before firefighter Damion is due to go on another charity cycling effort – this time for both the Firefighter's Charity and the neo-natal unit, the couple have now welcomed little Ollie into their lives.

Read their amazing story, and find out how you can sponsor Damion in his latest charity effort, in today's Grimsby Telegraph.

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    by Vicky van Doren, Holland

    Wednesday, July 21 2010, 7:48PM

    “And we are comming to England in September to finaly come and see Ollie!!

    Lots of love Vicky and Alex”

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    by libby, cleethorpes

    Wednesday, July 21 2010, 11:06AM

    “I have goose pimples reading this story. Must take amazing strength to get through such heartache. x Enjoy your children, they are beautiful xx”

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    by Amy, Grimsby

    Wednesday, July 21 2010, 10:25AM

    “I'm so glad you had a family strong enough to get through all of that!
    Your children are beautiful I hope all the bad is behind you now and you have a lot of good things in your future!”

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