If we look at two identical twins sharing a sac, if they are both to survive they must share equally the space, oxygen and nourishment. If that share becomes unequal, then one of them may die. If one of them dies, the survivor will be left with a sense of being half, not a whole, accompanied by a deep, vague sense that their life and survival came at great cost.
In the Dream of the Womb there is a sense of great vulnerability and being there at the cost of another life, but there is also a sense of it being quite natural to have everything the way you want it and freely exploit and take advantage of available resources. This is a reflection of the life and death struggle that characterizes the life of two monozygotic twins sharing a sac.
When a twin dies before birth, the sole survivor needs help and understanding. Womb twin survivors are the sole survivors of a twin or multiple pregnancy. This group, 1 in 10 of the population, includes survivors of a stillbirth, miscarriage, abortion and a "vanishing twin" pregnancy. It is a story of a twin bond broken by death, leaving a lonely survivor.
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Tributes to Althea Hayton
Althea Hayton, founder of Womb Twin, passed away peacefully on August 13 (sorry for the delay in posting this news on the blog). We are all ...
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Thursday, September 01, 2011
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