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Karis Wales, Isha and Diya Goel were born prematurely. The twins and Karis, who has a twin brother, are now
13. They were born and cared for at the same Arizona hospital, just days apart. After reuniting in the sixth grade, Karis, Isha, and Diya formed a close 1 . A year later, they decided to create a club called Knots for NICU at school to help 2 families like theirs.
Premature births are not uncommon for 3 ."Both of us, size and width, were about the 4 of a loaf of bread," Diya said. It's a(an)"5 roller coaster" for parents, she added, not knowing if their children will survive. Karis has also been told about her parents' 6 when she and her brother were born. "It was especially 7 because I got out of the NICU prior to my twin brother," Karis explained. For her mother, being 8 in two places at once — at home with Karis and at the hospital with her brother — was 9 challenging.
Learning how tiny they were at birth has helped the girls 10 clothes for preemies (早产儿). Knots for NICU meets weekly. They crochet (钩针), knit, and 11 everything from headbands to blankets for 12 in Banner Desert's NICU.
Once the school year ended, the founders gathered to 13 120 pieces of the clothing. The girls hope that their club's work will 14 the struggles of families caring for premature babies. In the future, they hope to host knitting workshops and 15 their initiative in order to help even more families.
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