NgoNovemba 19, 1997, intsapho kaBobby kunye noKenny McCoy (intsapho kaMcCaughey) yawa emaphepheni ephambi kweempapasho zeendaba-eso sibini sasinezingane ezisixhenxe!
Ukubonakala kwamakhwenkwe amane kunye namantombazana amathathu kwakungummangaliso wonyango. Kuze kube ngoku, akuzange kubekho ngaphambili, zonke ezisixhenxe ze-septulet, ezibizwa ngokuthi imbewu, azizange ziphile.
Ngaba uyamangalisa indlela abafazi bakaMcKogi ababa ngayo abazali abanabantwana abaninzi? Ewe, kulula kakhulu ... Emva kokuzalwa kwentombi yokuqala kaMikaela, isi sibini asinakufumana olunye umntwana ixesha elide. Emva koko weza ekuncedeni i-IVF, kodwa kungekhona ngebhonasi ephindwe kabini okanye kathathu, njengoko kwenzekayo ngoku, kodwa ngokuphindwe kasikhombisa. Ewe, uBobby uye wamkela zonke iimbumba ezisixhenxe, kwaye ngenxa yeenkolelo zonqulo, abaza kutshata banqabile ukuyeka enye yabo, bengayinaki imingcipheko yezempilo kunye nezibikezelo ezingekho phantsi kwamagqirha.
Esi sithombeni: iMicCaugy Seven-Kenny, uAlexis, Natalie, Kelsey, Nathan, Brandon noJoel.
Ukuzaliswa komhlaba jikelele kwiintsapho zikaMcKogi kwenzeka ngeveki ezingama-9 phambi kweshedyuli. Ngethamsanqa, zonke iintsana ezisandul 'intsha zazisinda, ngesisindo esilinganiselweyo malunga no-1 kg, kodwa ezimbini-inkwenkwe egama linguNathan nentombazana uAlexis - yayinokudakalisa ukuphazamiseka kwengqondo - ukukhubazeka kwe-cerebral palsy. Emva koko ezi ntsana zisebenza ngokukhawuleza, ukwenzela ukuba kwixesha elizayo babekwazi ukuhamba bodwa, kwaye uNatan wacinga ukuba anqobe esi sifo, kodwa u-Alexis usashukunyiswa ngoncedo lwabahambahambayo.
Enyanisweni, intsapho enkulu eyaziwayo kwihlabathi lonke yayingashiywanga yodwa ukuba ihlangabezane nobunzima-bebancediswa ngokunyanisekileyo ngemibutho eyahlukahlukeneyo yokuncedisa kunye neziseko, banikeza indlu yokulala eneendlu ezisixhenxe kunye nethuba lokuba bonke abantwana badle ngokukhululekileyo kwaye bafunde kwiikholeji xa bekhula.
Njengoko ucinga ukuba, abantwana abasixhenxe baseBobby kunye nabakwaKenny bebehlala beekhamera zekhamera zeendaba. Ngokuphathelele i-septu ekhethiweyo ngoku kwaye ibhalwe kwiphephandaba, intsapho idibana noMongameli uGeorge W. Bush kunye ...
kwaye wada watyelela umboniso we-Oprah Winfrey. Kodwa ... ekhumbula intlungu edabukisayo yeDion oneminyaka emihlanu ubudala, obomi bakhe babonakaliswe ngongoma obuninzi, abaqabane bakaMcCaugy banquma ukuyeka ngokusisigxina ubomi boluntu emva kokuba abantwana baneminyaka eli-10 ubudala. Umzekelo wenziwa kuphela kwijelo leDateline ye-NBC - bavunyelwe ukudubula isiqephu esinye ngonyaka ngefilimu ekhethekileyo.
Kungekudala kungekudala, uKenny, Jr., uAlexis, Natalie, uKelsey, uNatan, uBrandon noJoel baya kubhiyozela ukubhiyozela kwabo -kuya kuba neminyaka engama-20 ubudala. Kwaye awufuni ukwazi ukuba bahlala njani ngoku?
UKenneth McCogi - umakhi ozayo!
UKenny Jr., okanye kunoko-omdala kunabo bonke abazalwana noodade, wazalwa kuphela 1, 474 kg. Ngoku lo mfana omhle sele usele umfundi weSebe lokwakha kwikholeji yase-Des Moines. UKenny wathatha ithuba lokufumana imfundo ngaphandle kwentlawulo, waza wavuma ukuba akazange athukuthele ngokusasazeka kwakhe kwintsapho yakhe: "Ndiyakholwa ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba kuya kuba ngcono ngathi sonke ukuba sihamba ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo ebomini!"
U-Alexis Ingaba ngumfundisi wezobubele wexesha elizayo!
Yaye le ntombazana enhle yazalwa ngaphambi koodade bayo bonke. NgoNovemba 19, 1997 walinganisa i-1219 grams, kwaye wabuya wabuya esaphila ukusebenza (kwaze kwafunyaniswa ukuba unobungozi bokugula). Kwaye nangona kunjalo namhlanje uAlexis akakwazi ukuhamba ngokuzimeleyo, esikolweni esiphakeme wakwazi ukutyelela umphathi wesibili we-cheerleaders. Ngendlela, u-Alexis uya kufunda kwikholeji efanayo neKennen, kodwa kwelinye i-faculty. Umsebenzi wakhe njengentombazana ibona nje ngootitshala bezingane zasesikolweni.
UKelsey Ann ungumculi ozayo oza kuthiwa!
Ngubani obengacinga ukuba umntwana, enesisindo esingama-907 amagremu emva kokuzalwa kuya kuba lizwi elinamandla nelihle? Ngendlela, uKelsey waqala ukucula ngokusuka kwii-diapers kwaye waqhubeka ebhinqa yamantombazana e-Carlisle esikolweni. Namhlanje, omncinci oodadewabo bakaMcCogi bafunda kwiYunivesithi yaseHannibal-Lagrange (ngokufunda kwabo banikezelwa ekuzalweni), kodwa kwixesha elizayo ubona nje ngeenkwenkwezi kwindawo yomculo!
UNatalie Sue - utitshala ozayo weeBakala!
UNatalie ngumyinge woodade bakaMcKogi. Ekuzalweni kwakhe, ubunzima bakhe babuyi-977 grams kuphela. Ngendlela, emva kokugqweswa, wayesekho uluhlu lwe-15% lwabafundi abaphumelelayo kwiiklasi! Namhlanje, uNatalie wathatha isibonelelo kwiYunivesithi yaseHannibal-Lagrange kwaye uyavuya ukufumana uqeqesho lootitshala beziko lesiprayimari.
UNathan Roy nguye ozayo kwiingcali!
Wazalelwa njengesihlanu kwisixhenxe, uNathan wayelinganisa i-1.145 kg. Wayeyena wesibini umntwana, owafumanisa ukuba une-cerebral palsy kwaye wayenomsebenzi. Ngomnyaka we-2005, le nkwenkwe yafumana enye ingenelo yokuphaphaza emthonjeni ukuhamba namhlanje ngaphandle koluncedo lomntu. Ngendlela, uNatan uhlala e-Yunivesithi yaseHannibal-Lagrange kunye noodade bakhe, njengoko eqhuba apho kwiCandelo lama-Informatics!
UBrandon James ungumntwana!
UBrandon wazalelwa wesithandathu ngomqolo, waza walinganiselwa ku-970 grams. Emva kwesikolo, nguye kuphela ongeke aqhubeke nemfundo kwaye wangena emkhosini. Ngoku uBrandon ukhonza kwindawo yokulala.
UJoel Stephen ungumqambi wexesha elizayo!
UJoel Stephen wayenomdla ngokubonakala kwakhe kubazali bakhe. Emva koko imbuzi yayilinganisa i-975 grams, kwaye ngoku naye ungumfundi kwiYunivesithi yaseHannibal-Lagrange, kwaye iikhomputha ziyiyona yodwa inzondo yobomi bayo!
Namhlanje, uBonnie noKenny McCaugee badabukile xa bebukela abantwana babo beshiya isidleke seentsapho zabo. Kodwa xa bebuzwa indlela abaye bakwazi ngayo ukuphakamisa ezi sixhenxe ezintle, baphendula ngokuhlekisa:
"Eyona nto ingcono ukufumana nje enye ngexesha!"