Widow gives birth to twins with sperm of dead husband
Bowen was just 22 when he decided to have his sperm frozen before he began a course of chemotherapy for a rare form of cancer
London: Newborn twins Ruby and Chaise Bowen are a living memory of their father, Gavin — who died nearly two years ago.
Bowen was just 22 when he decided to have his sperm frozen before he began a course of chemotherapy for a rare form of cancer.
He and his widow Kelly had decided that they wanted to have children but had been warned the treatment could affect his fertility.
Sadly, the chemotherapy failed to beat the cancer. The couple married in April 2008, just two days before Bowen lost his fight for life.
On Thursday his widow spoke of her joy at deciding to carry on with the IVF to give birth to daughter Ruby and son Chaise on New Years Eve.
Kelly Bowen, 25, said: "I feel it is a wonderful gift which Gavin has given to me, even though he is not here with us.
"The twins are doing very well. I wish Gavin could see them but we are doing fine at the moment."
Bowen, who was unemployed, was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare cancer which affects the bones, after complaining of a pain in his groin in June 2006.
Doctors warned treatment could affect his chances of becoming a father so the couple decided to have his sperm frozen.
