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The Harrowing Journey To Get Premature American Twins From Kyiv To The U.S.

The Harrowing Journey To Get Premature American Twins From Kyiv To The U.S.

FromConsider This from NPR


The Harrowing Journey To Get Premature American Twins From Kyiv To The U.S.

FromConsider This from NPR

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
May 5, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Twin babies Lenny and Moishe were born via surrogate in Ukraine, just as Russia invaded the country. Their parents live in Chicago and had been anxiously awaiting the arrival of their new sons.Rescuers exfiltrated the babies, dodging Russian artillery fire and driving through a snowstorm before finally arriving at a Polish hospital, where new father Alex "Sasha" Spektor met the boys for the first time. But a more difficult journey for the family was just beginning. NPR's Ari Shapiro followed up with Spektor and his partner, Irma Nuñez, as they navigated the complicated bureaucratic process of getting their twins from Poland to the United States.In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
Released:
May 5, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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