Dania Maxwell/Staff Toni Hanko reaches her hand across to touch her daughter, Sophia, 12. Sophia, a twin to her sister Gina, was born with cerebral palsy, a result of a shared umbilical cord, known as twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. Although Gina was not affected, Sophia is in constant need of assistance. Toni tends to her every need.

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Dania Maxwell/Staff Toni Hanko reaches her hand across to touch her daughter, Sophia, 12. Sophia, a twin to her sister Gina, was born with cerebral palsy, a result of a shared umbilical cord, known as twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. Although Gina was not affected, Sophia is in constant need of assistance. Toni tends to her every need.

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