Staff Writer Eric Locke
When most people think of New Year’s Eve, they think of spending time with family and friends to celebrate the beginning of the new year. However, this is not how everybody spends their holiday. Dawn Gilliam and Jason Tello spent New Years Eve in St. Vincent Carmel Hospital in Indiana.
As midnight approached, Gilliam had still not given birth, until 11:37 p.m., when Dawn brought her daughter, Jocelyn, into the world. It was not until 12:07 a.m. that Gilliam gave birth to the second twin, Jaxon.
Gilliam and Tello did not have an easy journey up to this point, Gilliam believed she may have had to give birth as early as Thanksgiving. This scare was the result of a high blood pressure issue Gilliam had. Nonetheless, Gilliam’s blood pressure issues mitigated and the pregnancy continued on track.
Twins are rare, but twins born on different days, in different months, of different decades, is somewhat nerve racking. It is also incredible to think that this almost didn’t happen as a result of Gilliam’s blood pressure scare. It is not often we see these small, inspirational, seemingly impossible instances take place but when we do they are meant to be shared so everyone can see how many incredible things the world has to offer.
