{"id":242205,"date":"2021-03-29T15:51:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T20:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=242205"},"modified":"2021-03-27T00:00:22","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T05:00:22","slug":"fraternal-twins-down-syndrome-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/fraternal-twins-down-syndrome-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Fraternal twins with Down syndrome are reaching thousands on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A pair of twins from Nampa, Idaho, are taking the social media world by storm \u2014 but they aren’t your typical twins. Charlie and Milo McConnel are five years old, and they both have Down syndrome. With almost 300,000 followers on their social media accounts, they’re already making a big difference, with a little help from their mom, Julia.<\/p>\n

KTVB first brought attention<\/a> to the boys in 2019, who are affectionately nicknamed Chuckles and Meatloaf. “We had a lot of nicknames for them, the ones that stuck? Chuckles and Meatloaf,” McConnel said. “We have followers all over the world, I don’t even know how many countries, just all over the place and it’s been really fun.”<\/p>\n

Originally, McConnel said her goal was to help give hope to families struggling with a diagnosis of Down syndrome. \u201c[T]hat can be really scary,” she said. “I hope that people will find us, and see that this is what life can be like,” she said. “It can be fun, it’s full of love, it’s not scary. We have no regrets, and there is so much joy in our lives, and I hope that people will see that.”<\/p>\n

What makes Charlie and Milo even more interesting is the fact that they’re fraternal twins with Down syndrome, which is more rare than identical twins.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I’ve found it’s about one in a million to have identical twins with Down syndrome, and it’s about one in 14 million to have fraternal twins with Down syndrome! It’s really remarkable and just a double lottery win in our minds,” their mother said.<\/p>\n