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THEY’RE HOME AT LAST!

THE guard of honour snakes down the stairs and lines the entrance hall leading to the large glass doors of the hospital. Hundreds of staff members sing, dance and clap as two tiny bundles snooze obliviously, each one cradled in the arms of a doctor.

Intensive care nurses and maternity sisters at Life Rosepark Hospital in Bloemfontein also get a turn to hold the babies before handing them to their proud parents.

King and Kingston Pebane are going home, and their moving hospital farewell is captured on video and spreads quickly around the country.

It’s viewed and shared thousands of times, a feel-good clip that’s balm

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