Grieving mum Prathamesh Patil, 49,
(left) and the twins. Photo: Daily Mail
A grieving mum who agreed to be
artificially inseminated with her dead
son’ s sperm now has twins after being
told by doctors she needed a surrogate to
complete her dream of ‘reincarnating ’
her child.
Rajashree Patil , 49 , was informed by
doctors that she was unfit for IVF
treatment using a sample taken from her
son Prathamesh, who died of a deadly
tumour .
She had wanted to conceive the children
herself by being the surrogate mother ,
but doctors said she was medically unfit
as she had already begun her menopause.
Instead, Prathamesh ’s semen was used to
fertilise an egg which was given by an
anonymous donor that was not related to
the family, before being implanted into a
close relative .
The surrogate has now given birth to
twins, and the mother is raising them as
her own in Pune, Western India.
The surrogate , 35 , has now given birth to
twins and Rajashree says she will raise
the little boy and girl, who are
technically her grandchildren , as though
they are her own .
She called the boy Prathamesh, while she
named the little girl after her daughter
Prisha , who will help her raise the babies
in the city of Pune, Maharashtra State,
Western India .
Rajashree , who works as a teacher, said ;
“ I was carrying the soul of my son in me
and was looking for a body to breathe it
into .
“ Doctors had preserved my son ’s semen
before they commenced cancer treatment
to preempt any negative effects of the
medicine used on him .
“ Due to this , I have been able to get my
son back. ”
Rajashree was very close to Prathamesh
who was studying engineering in
Germany when he was diagnosed with a
brain tumour .
Doctors in Germany collected his sperm
and put it in storage while Prathamesh
went through gruelling cancer treatment,
and because he was unmarried , he
nominated his mother and sister to use
his semen sample after his death.
Prathamesh managed to complete his
master’ s degree before returning to India
for an operation in May 2013 .
For a while, he appeared to be doing
well , but in February 2016 , the cancer
returned and by September that year ,
Prathamesh had passed away.
In May last year , Rajashree began
considering using the sperm to get ‘her
son back. ’
Rajashree said : “ I am menopausal, so
doctors ruled me out for the pregnancy .
A married relative offered to be the
surrogate mother and she handed over
the twins to me the minute they were
born .
“ Getting the semen into our custody was
not easy and we faced a lot of hurdles .
Money and time were serious issues but
now I will take the responsibility of these
infants.
” I am their mother now. ”
The twins were born on Monday and
since then , Rajashree has been quick to
correct any visitors who have referred to
her as their grandmother.
A photograph shows the unusual family
who has taken extreme steps to keep
Prathamesh’ s memory alive.
Rajashree is said to have faced a lot of
criticism from her in- laws over her
decision but she has been supported by
her daughter Prisha throughout the
ordeal .
Dr . Supriya Puranik , head of IVF
department at Sahyadri Hospital , said; “ I
am happy that through the development
of science and new technology we are
being able to help people relive their
moments of happiness.
“ At hospitals , we often see a lot of
emotions and happiness whenever a
woman delivers a baby and we have
come to share in their moments of joy .
“ But in this cas , it was a grief -stricken
mother whose son was away for studies
when he came down with the fatal
disease and succumbed to it .
“ We appreciate the kind of spirit she has
shown throughout the process and
congratulate her on having her son back
in the form of these healthy twin babies .”
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