Woman gives birth to husband's twins two years after his death
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A bride, Kelly Bowen, whose husband died just two days after their wedding has given birth to their twins - nearly two years later.
The 25 year-old was delighted at her double New Year bundle born by IVF treatment.
The couple were hoping for children when father Gavin, 22, had his sperm frozen when he began chemotherapy for a rare form of cancer.
But the chemotherapy failed to beat the cancer - and the couple married in April 2008 just two days before Gavin lost his fight for life.
Mrs Bowen has spoken of her joy at deciding to carry on with the IVF to give birth to daughter Ruby and son Chaise on New Year's Eve.
Mrs Bowen said: "I feel it is a wonderful gift which Gavin has given to me even though he is not here with us.
"The twins are doing very well. I wish Gavin could see them but we are doing fine at the moment."
Mr Bowen was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma - a rare disease where cancer cells are found in bones of young men - after complaining of pain in his groin in June 2006.
Doctors warned treatment could affect his chances of becoming a dad and the couple decided to have his sperm frozen. They had son Shay born through IVF in October 2007.
But it spread to his lungs and the couple decided to get married at their home in the village of Caerau, near Maesteg, South Wales. Two days later he died.
Mrs Bowen said: "Before he passed away, we decided we wanted a brother or sister for Shay, but he passed away too soon.
"After he passed, I thought: "I am going to continue to do it."
But two rounds of treatment failed to get her pregnant - and she only conceived on the a third and final round of IVF.
She said: "I was worried when two tries of IVF didn't work. But I decided to give it one more try and became pregnant."
Mrs Bowen was delighted when doctors broke the news she was expecting twins.
She said: "I knew that it would have been a big possibility, because they planted two fertilised eggs and there's a one in three chance of twins."
The twins arrived nine days early at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend - Ruby Grace at 5lb 12oz and Chaise Gavin at 7lb 10oz.
She added: "Shay has got a lot of Gavin's ways, but these two are still little at the moment.
"Chaise looks very much like Shay did when he was a baby. Shay loves them and he's been lovely with them.
"We've been through a lot but this is the best start to the New Year we could hope for. It is like a miracle."
