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Siblings conceived in laboratory dish thankful to parents for never giving up

By Mike Celizic
TODAYShow.com contributor
updated 7:33 a.m. MT, Tues., April. 1, 2008

Heather Tilton and her brother, Todd Tilton II, are ordinary siblings with an extraordinary message. The first twins born in America through in vitro fertilization, they want people to know that their parents’ refusal to take “no” for an answer is as relevant today as it was when they were conceived in a laboratory 25 years ago this month.

“We’re here to extend the message that there is hope,” said Todd Tilton, who appeared with his sister on TODAY on Tuesday.

“Throughout our lives, the message of ‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’ has resonated,” added Heather Tilton, who works for a New York financial firm.

Full story here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23898180/

Good story. It reminds me one episode of Angels and Demons by Den Brown. So good that this one isn't ominous as it was in that famous book.

I like such positive stories in the press, they seem to be becoming more and more rare... :(