Hexham MP Man Opperman ‘devastated’ at twin boys’ deaths

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Hexham MP Man Opperman ‘devastated’ at twin boys’ deaths

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Man Opperman has been Hexham MP since 2010

Conservative MP Man Opperman has stated he’s “devastated” concerning the deaths of his twin child boys.

On Twitter, the Hexham MP stated his sons Rafe and Teddy died final week in neonatal intensive care.

The 55-year-old stated it was a “horrible tragedy” and that his household felt “shell-shocked”.

Mr Opperman additionally thanked the NHS for making an attempt to save lots of his youngsters and stated he and spouse Flora have been being supported by the Sands charity.

“The lack of our youthful twin Rafe was notably acute,” Mr Opperman stated. “He lived and died inside an extended day. However we treasure our time with him in neonatal ICU.

“We have been capable of inform him of all our hopes and desires for him, and our household, however he couldn’t make it and died in Flora’s arms,” he stated.

“We’re grateful to the NHS medical doctors and nurses who tried to save lots of our boys.

“We’re participating with Sands, who assist households dealing with the grief of child loss.

“We’ll attempt to set up a small fund to assist analysis that may stop different households experiencing the identical ache”, Mr Opperman added.





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