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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Eleanor Fleming

Cancer patient beats 200 million odds to welcome identical triplets

PA Real Life/Lisa McCormick Photography

A Christian couple who feared they may not be able to have children following a shock cancer diagnosis have since defied the odds and welcomed five “miracle” babies into the world, all still under the age of six – including identical triplets who they describe as a “gift from God”.

Amy Lindsay, 32, a social worker, and her husband Alex, 34, a self-employed tattoo artist, have “five hungry boys” who require three food shops and approximately 100 nappies per week, as well as a pram fit for four, but they believe the lifestyle is all part of “God’s plan”.

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