Hospital Throws 2nd Birthday Party for Shier Quintuplets
The Shier quintuplets, believed to be the healthiest ever born in the United States, returned to Long Beach Medical Memorial on Thursday to celebrate their second birthday with the doctors and staff who brought them into the world.
Rachel, Sarah, Hannah, Joshua and Jonathan took deep breaths and blew out candles on their birthday cake.
Each received a tricycle as a birthday gift.
Patty and Scot Shier of Westchester delivered their five healthy babies Jan. 23, 1996.
They are believed to be the only set of quintuplets born in the United States who have all been healthy, said hospital spokeswoman Terri Starkman.
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