Twins calved 6 weeks aboriginal are present 5 months aged and person gone viral connected societal media

Savannah Combs, from Middleburg, gave commencement to Kennadi Rue and Mckenli Ackerman, a uncommon acceptable of twins who some of Down syndrome.

Savannah Combs, from Middleburg, gave commencement to Kennadi Rue and Mckenli Ackerman, a uncommon acceptable of twins who some of Down syndrome. (Photo provided)

MIDDLEBURG, Fla. – A section acceptable of twins is getting nationalist attention. They BOTH person Down syndrome and person gone viral connected societal media.

“It’s precise uncommon what they have, but they’ve been my small gems,” said Savannah Combs, their mother.

Combs, from Middleburg, gave commencement to Kennadi Rue and Mckenli Ackerman, a uncommon acceptable of twins.

“They’re called mono di twins, meaning that they had their ain sacs, but they shared the aforesaid placenta, meaning that they were going to beryllium identical,” said Combs. “Mo di twins arsenic it is, it’s similar precise rare. And past you propulsion Down syndrome connected apical of it, it’s similar 1 successful 2 million.”

Kennadi Rue and Mckenli are 5 months aged now. They were calved six weeks aboriginal and spent 4 weeks successful the NICU.

Kennadi Rue and Mckenli Ackerman were calved six weeks aboriginal and spent 4 weeks successful the NICU. They are 5 months aged now. (Photo provided)

Combs said portion their information is rare, they’re nary antithetic than anyone else.

“They person feelings. They person a beating heart. They cognize however to talk. They cognize however to bash things you do. They volition get there. Like I said, it whitethorn beryllium a measurement down but they’re going to bash it. I’ve learned these kids are feisty small things and blessed small things,” said Combs.

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These bundles of joyousness person gone viral connected Tik-Tok. The twins’ Tik-Tok has much than 24,000 followers and one of their videos racked up 1.5 cardinal views.

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Combs wants to punctual radical -- particularly during Down Syndrome Awareness Month -- that children with Down syndrome should not beryllium treated little than.

“They’re conscionable similar us. I’m not going to dainty them immoderate otherwise due to the fact that they person Down syndrome,” said Combs.

Currently, the twins spell to speech, occupational and carnal therapy weekly.

They’re continuing to conscionable each their important milestones -- proving that nary substance what the diagnosis, each kid tin thrive.

“I’m going to fto them cognize that they’re conscionable similar america and they’re going to get determination arsenic agelong arsenic they enactment their minds to it,” said Combs.

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