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What is it? what is that? >> here is where it gets really worse. >> oh, god! is it supposed to be like that? oh, god. oh, god! oh, god! >> they popped both my eardrums. it hurt so damn bad, i couldn't think, i couldn't sleep. i could barely eat. the only time i ever contemplated suicide was because of my ears. i would tell myself just five more minutes, just hang in there five more minutes. my goal every day was just to live five more minutes.

The twins constantly monitored. the doctors knew they could easily become entangled in each other's umbilical cords but they were born healthy at 33 weeks and just before they lifted to be shown to their mother the little ones reached for each other's hands. >> what was going through my mind? i couldn't think. i started tearing up immediately. it was beautiful. >> reporter: after seeing that image, so many leaving messages on facebook. william writing, one placenta, very rare, mono-mono and in this case mano mano. another now that gives me goose bumps. another, i hope they will always hold han...

A woman in ohio gave birth to a very rare set of twins, but it's what they were doing when they came into the world that she will never forget. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: it is a moment an ohio mother will never forget. her identical twin girls born holding hands. >> it was so awesome. they were both holding hands and so great to hear them both cry. >> reporter: sara and bill thistlewhistle's daughters were already a triumph. a rare set of monoamniotic or mono mono identical twins. which means during pregnancy they shared the amniotic sack. and were in constant contact in the womb. ...

It has now been more than a month since 19 families lost their loved ones in a wildfire. they were an elite group of firefighters. they were known as the hotshots. they were overtaken by the blaze northwest of phoenix. the only survivor of that hotshot crew, brandon mcdonough, talked to abc news about losing the men he calls his brothers. >> i asked a million times, why am i sitting here and why isn't someone else? why aren't they sitting here with me? i was still with our vehicles. in one of the buggies i can hear -- whoever didn't bring their phone, i could hear phones ringing. knowing that ...

I could hear phones ringing. knowing it was their wives. their family. i sunk, sunk into my seat, sunk into myself, i couldn't think. >> reporter: the official investigation is still under way. seeking answers that might prevent another tragedy of the kind that happened here. brian ross, abc news, yarnell, arizona. and now to the alex rodriguez scandal. major league baseball players union has now formally appealed a-rod's 211-game suspension. rodriguez was back on the field in chicago last night in another loss by the yankees. his suspension supposed to take effect today. but with his appeal...