Allison was forced so start immediate chemo but had a healthy baby boy through a C-section.
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In 2009, Allison Ardolino Dinkelacker from New York was 30 weeks pregnant with her first child when she found out she had stage three breast cancer. But luckily for Allison, her identical twin sister Dawn Ardolino Policastro was sat right next to her and didn’t miss a beat. She did exactly that, serving as a gestational carrier and birthing the 8-pound, 13-ounce Hudson.
Photos of two Long Island twin sisters, one embracing the other’s pregnant belly, have gone viral on the Internet this week, because these aren’t your typical maternity session portraits. It was the only way Dinkelacker could grow her family, Maffettone explained on her Facebook page, Allison Rose Photography.
Bringing a baby into the world is always an incredible story, but doing it for someone else is truly selfless.
The details were not given as to how Dawn was able to pull off this feat for her sister, but the procedure was a success. (Policastro also kept the baby’s gender a secret from her sister throughout the pregnancy.). “I have said this before, but I have to say it again”.
While Allison waited for Dawn to carry her baby full term, a professional photographer had taken a variety of photos of the two.
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“You have given us not just the fulfillment of a wish we’ve had for the last six years, but a whole new life, and a family of four we thought we’d never have”, Allison adds. That killed the possibility of a desired second pregnancy for her, something Dawn was told when she accompanied her sister to an appointment with an oncologist. You are my hero and I have never been more proud of you. The photos of the sisters were received over 77,000 likes and 14,000 shares. “You deserve a medal of courage, of compassion, and of selflessness”. What we are most grateful for is the gift you have given to Dylan-the gift of being a big brother–a dream that we all had and that you made come true!!!
