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Nurse, Who Once Comforted Conjoined Twin at Birth, Officiates Her Wedding 22 Years Later

When Faith Rose Roberts was born, no one could predict that she’d ever make it to her wedding day. Faith and her twin Rose Aimee, were born conjoined, face-to-face, and they could not survive that way. Baby Rose, Faith explained to PEOPLE magazine, was a “parasitic” twin: without proper organs of her own, “She was using my blood and my heart to pump through her body, kind of like I was her backup generator. And it was working for a little bit — like 24 hours. And then they realized it was killing me because I couldn’t keep both of us alive. So they decided to try to save one.”

When the twins were three days old, they were separated, and Rose Aimee passed away soon after. Faith was given the middle name Rose in honor of her twin. And beyond all odds, Faith survived.

Janin Pierce, a nurse, was there when Faith took her first breaths, and held her hand just after birth. Twenty-two years later, she also held Faith’s hand as she officiated the wedding of the bride to her sweetheart, marine Tyler Roberts. It was only fitting that Pierce was there for this big day: she’d been there for literally every other milestone in Faith’s life. She connected with Faith’s family at her birth and through Faith’s many other hospitalizations and surgeries. She became part of the family, celebrating birthdays and holidays with them.

“She took care of me once, and we never let her go,” Faith says.

Over the years, Faith had over a dozen surgeries and hundreds of doctor’s appointments to try and help her grow up healthy and normally despite being born with the many physical challenges that come with being a conjoined twin. Through the loving care of the medical staff, she found a second home there. Seeing Pierce just added to the comfort.

“The doctors and the nurses — especially Aunt Janin — they would make me feel like I wasn’t alone,” she says. “A lot of kids get scared when they got to the hospital. But for me, seeing Aunt Janin, that was going home. That was the place where people got me. That was the place where I was understood and I felt safe.”

When Faith and Tyler Roberts were planning their wedding, she knew there was no one else she’d rather have officiate. Pierce, also a youth pastor, was hesitant at first, but Faith would not have it any other way.

Jenny Rapson
Jenny Rapsonhttp://www.foreverymom.com
Jenny Rapson is a wife and mom of three from Ohio and the editor of For Every Mom. You can also find her alternately griping and gushing about her kids at her own blog, Mommin' It Up. You can email her at jrapson@outreach.com, or follow her on Twitter.

I Was Giving My Son the Very Thing That Was Killing Him & Had No Idea

It literally burned his body from the inside out...

“If This Turns Positive, It Is Freaking Baby Jesus”: Wife Breaks Shocking News to Husband After Bringing Home Adopted Newborn

"One stick turned positive and a different kind of vomit happened… word vomit… ‘OHHH SH**!!!’ I guess I said it loud enough for Sam to hear me, because he opened the door and asked to look at the test. He then started reading the box saying aloud, ‘Noooo!'"

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