This obituary for Raglan Riviere by Gabriel Christian appeared in The Dominican. On July 6, 2015, Raglan Riviere, the co-founder of the Dominica Academy of Arts & Sciences (the “Dominica Academy” hereinafter) passed away. A soft spoken and modest person, Mr. Riviere quietly toiled away at his computer to fashion the Dominica Academy’s website www.da-academy.org as…
Triplets Otis, Rocco and Prince
- Credit: Summer Preston
Crouch End identical triplets Otis, Rocco and Prince have been through a lot at just seven months old, having faced a dramatic battle to save their lives before they were even born.
Now the picture of health and happiness on their mum’s Instagram, it’s hard to imagine it could have been a very different story.
It will be Summer and her triplets first Christmas this year
- Credit: Summer Preston
Parents Summer Preston and Davidson Shillingford were faced with the option of terminating one baby to save the others when they were diagnosed with rare condition TTTS at 19 weeks pregnant.
A woman who gave birth to triplets at 32 weeks after her 12th attempt at IVF and several miscarriages is looking forward to celebrating Christmas with her family.
Summer Preston, 42, gave birth to Otis, Rocco and Prince on May 18 in the middle of the Covid-19 lockdown.
While pregnant, Ms Preston, an estate agent, suffered from the life-threatening condition with Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS).
Summer Preston with her triplet boys Otis, Rocco and Prince who will be celebrating their first Christmas (Summer Preston/PA)
One baby was not getting enough blood and nutrients from the placenta and the others were getting too much. Left untreated, this meant they could suffer a stroke or die.