"We were unaware of their differences during my pregnancy. The scan did not reveal anything, so it was a big surprise when the first twin, Daniel, was born with black hair and the second twin, David, had golden hair." I had my twins through a Caesarean section, so the doctors said: "It looks like you are having twins who are not identical." Before I realized it, nurses began to come out to check on them," said Stacy, a mother of three.
The twins were easy to tell apart because one was black and the other was white.
Stacy told us about her husband's sincere reaction to what happened.
"Their father was very impressed and quickly named My Twin 2 (David) ‘Golden,’ so he affectionately refers to him as Mr. Golden." He was very happy to see his sons. He spent over 10 minutes looking at them and said he was admiring God's amazing creation, calling them the best gift he has ever received.
David is very rare because he has albinism, a condition that only affects 1 in every 20,000 babies.
Albinism is a condition that you are born with that changes how you look because your body doesn't make enough melanin, the pigment that gives color to your skin, hair, and eyes. All races and ethnicities are affected, and the level of skin color pigmentation varies among different groups. Albinism is a rare condition, with a low chance of being born between 3,000 and 20,000. People with albinism need to be very careful because they can have skin and vision issues.
