Tᴀɴʏᴀ Hᴀʟʟ, 30, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴜsʙᴀɴᴅ Kʀɪs, 41, ꜰʀᴏᴍ Hᴇssʟᴇ, Yᴏʀᴋsʜɪʀᴇ, ꜰᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴀ ʜᴀʀʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛʀɪᴘʟᴇᴛs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀᴛ ʀɪsᴋ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴡɪɴ-ᴛᴏ-ᴛᴡɪɴ ᴛʀᴀɴsꜰᴜsɪᴏɴ sʏɴᴅʀᴏᴍᴇ (TTTS). TTTS, ᴀ ʟɪꜰᴇ-ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴡᴀs ᴅɪᴀɢɴᴏsᴇᴅ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴀ 19-ᴡᴇᴇᴋ sᴄᴀɴ, ᴄᴀᴜsɪɴɢ ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴇᴠᴇɴ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ ꜰʟᴏᴡ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴘʟᴇᴛs, ᴘᴜᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ɪɴ ᴊᴇᴏᴘᴀʀᴅʏ.
Tʜᴇ ᴅɪʀᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ Tᴀɴʏᴀ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴡᴇɴᴛ ʟɪꜰᴇ-sᴀᴠɪɴɢ sᴜʀɢᴇʀʏ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ᴅɪᴀɢɴᴏsᴇᴅ. Dᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʀɢᴇʀʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴅᴅs ᴡᴇʀᴇ sᴛᴀᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴏᴄᴛᴏʀs ᴇxᴘʀᴇssɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴜʙᴛs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴀʟ ᴏꜰ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs.
Tᴀɴʏᴀ’s ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴄʏ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ, ʟᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ sᴘᴇɴᴅ sᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡᴇᴇᴋs ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴄᴀʟ sᴜᴘᴇʀᴠɪsɪᴏɴ. Aɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴏᴅᴅs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴘʟᴇᴛs—Rᴜᴘᴇʀᴛ, Aᴜsᴛɪɴ, ᴀɴᴅ Eᴛʜᴀɴ—ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʙᴏʀɴ ᴘʀᴇᴍᴀᴛᴜʀᴇʟʏ ᴀᴛ 31 ᴡᴇᴇᴋs ᴏɴ Aᴘʀɪʟ 26. Tʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ, ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʀᴇsᴇᴀʀᴄʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜᴄᴀʀᴇ, ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴘʟᴇᴛs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴀ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢɪɴɢ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴡ sᴇᴛᴛʟɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʜᴏᴍᴇ.
Tʜᴇ sᴜʀɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇᴅᴜʀᴇ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ʟᴀsᴇʀ ᴀʙʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ-sʜᴀʀɪɴɢ ɪᴍʙᴀʟᴀɴᴄᴇ. TTTS, ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀʀɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ 15 ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴏɴᴏᴄʜᴏʀɪᴏɴɪᴄ ᴅɪᴀᴍɴɪᴏᴛɪᴄ ᴛᴡɪɴs (ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛᴡɪɴs sʜᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇɴᴛᴀ), ᴘᴏsᴇs sᴇʀɪᴏᴜs ʀɪsᴋs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs’ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ. Sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴀʟ ʀᴀᴛᴇs ꜰᴏʀ TTTS ɪɴ ᴛʀɪᴘʟᴇᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ɪɴ ᴛᴡɪɴs, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏɴʟʏ 65 ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɴᴛ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʀɢᴇʀʏ.
Tᴀɴʏᴀ’s ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴄʏ ꜰᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴀ sʜᴏʀᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴄᴇʀᴠɪx, ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪsᴋ ᴏꜰ ᴘʀᴇᴍᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ʟᴀʙᴏʀ. Dᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢᴇs, Tᴀɴʏᴀ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴏꜰꜰ ʟᴀʙᴏʀ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ 31 ᴡᴇᴇᴋs, ᴀʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴘʟᴇᴛs ᴀ ꜰɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀᴛ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴀʟ.
Fᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs sᴘᴇɴᴛ sɪx ᴡᴇᴇᴋs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏsᴘɪᴛᴀʟ’s Nᴇᴏɴᴀᴛᴀʟ Iɴᴛᴇɴsɪᴠᴇ Cᴀʀᴇ Uɴɪᴛ (NICU) ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ʜᴏᴍᴇ. Tʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ ᴇxᴘʀᴇssᴇᴅ ʀᴇʟɪᴇꜰ ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴏʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜʀɪᴠɪɴɢ, ᴅᴏᴜʙʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴄᴇᴇᴅɪɴɢ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴs. Tʜᴇ Hᴀʟʟs ᴀʀᴇ ɢʀᴀᴛᴇꜰᴜʟ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ᴅᴇʟɪɢʜᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʙᴏʏs sᴀꜰᴇʟʏ ᴀᴛ ʜᴏᴍᴇ, ᴍᴀʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴛᴇɴsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏʀʀʏɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴄʏ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ.