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The two newborn babies had the same critical heart condition and were placed in intensive care rooms next to each other at a Texas children's hospital. Both sets of parents were told their infants had about a 40 percent chance of survival. "It was so scary and stressful," recalled Kimberly Rippentrop, 54. "We weren't given much hope."Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. Her son, Seth Rippentrop, and the infant in an adjace

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Tate Lewis and Seth Rippentrop were born just weeks apart in 2002. Both had been diagnosed in the womb with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a condition in which the left side of the heart has not formed correctly. Now, they are headed to college together.

From NICU heart disease battles to college dorms, Tate Lewis and Seth Rippentrop's shared survival story unfolds as they become college roommates.

Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Two neonatal intensive care unit patients who were once given a 40% chance of survival are now thriving