Aged 18, Linda said it was the best day of her life as she had always wanted a baby brother.

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KimRon has also discovered more surprises about Bodner's family, including the fact that he had a baby brother, Josef, who died in Auschwitz.

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As she sits on the bed recovering from surgery, the little girl begins to sing a lullaby asking God to protect her baby brother.

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It is a particular gamble if the child is conceived partly to provide a bone marrow graft for a brother or sister with a nasty genetic disease: not only might the new baby turn out be a poor match for transplantation, but might also have inherited the same disorder as his or her sibling.

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At the 1996 Olympics, Roel gained a few kilos to move into a heavier division rather than slug it out with his baby brother for the light-flyweight title.

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My brother looked down and saw a woman with a baby strapped to her back, a few old people, and children standing in the middle of the road hoping to catch a ride.

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My little brother even raised eight baby possums after their mother was hit by a car (all named Henry, so it was hard to tell them apart).

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There is a strong genetic link - a baby is 30-40 times more likely to develop cleft lip and palate if their elder brother or sister was also born with the condition.

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The oldest brother -- the eldest of six children -- was a natural child of the family and was baby-sitting his two younger siblings while the mother was out of the home with the other children, Sheriff Todd Richardson told reporters Thursday.

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