When the babies were born, the mother was overjoyed and didn’t care about their looks. She can still remember the nurse’s words when Daniel came out.
”Daniel came first, and then the nurse said the second baby has golden hair. I thought, how can this be possible? I looked down and saw David, he was completely white,” Stacy told The Daily Mail.
However, she wasn’t totally sure how her husband would react. Luckily, he responded as most dads would.
“Their dad was really overwhelmed and immediately named My Twin 2 (David) ‘Golden,’ so he fondly calls him Mr. Golden. He was all overjoyed seeing his boys. He stood for more than 10 minutes staring at them and said he was just looking at God’s wonderful work and that they are his best gift ever,” Stacy said.
Obviously, the twins have the same mother and father. But David was born with a condition called oculocutaneous albinism. It’s a rare genetic disorder that causes a lack of pigmentation in the skin, eyes and/or hair – giving albino people a unique look.
Black and white twins
The mom of three was initially concerned about David and how people would react to him – as well as being concerned about his health. The condition is associated with medical conditions like sensitivity to sunlight and eye problems. Fortunately, David hasn’t experienced any serious health issues.
According to some sources, more than two million people are living with Albinism in Nigeria. The World Health Organization estimates that one in 5,000 to one in 15,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa is born with Albinism.
In Europe and North America, one in 20,000 people have some form of albinism. Living with Albinism in Nigeria is not so easy. They are often discriminated against and questioned – but thankfully, this is not something Stacy has yet experienced.
