By Lucy Laing
When Erin John was born weighing just a pound, her parents steeled themselves for the worst.
The baby and her identical twin were delivered prematurely to save the life of their mother, Kylee, who had developed a potentially fatal condition.
Doctors feared neither girl would survive, but then Erin sent out a message of hope – by curling her tiny hand around her mother’s finger and giving it a squeeze.
Mrs John, 26, said: ‘It was a remarkable moment. My husband Steven captured it on camera. It was as though she was holding on to me, telling me she wasn’t going to let go.’ Read more…
