Newborn is a 22-Year-Old
13 02 2008
The headline may sound crazy, but it's true…kinda.
Baby Jacek Kuzminski was born in British Columbia, Canada, last November after 23 years in the freezer. At least, half of him was. Jacek was conceived using his father's frozen sperm, kept on ice for 22 years, two months and two weeks — one of the longest-known storage periods on record for frozen sperm resulting in a live birth.
Mike Kuzminski was treated for Hodgkins disease 23 years ago. Since the radiation and chemotherapy treatment can destroy fertility, Mike was advised by his oncologist to freeze his sperm. He was only 20 years old at the time.
In 2003, Mike married wife Kristin married after a five-year courtship and the couple was desperate to start a family. Tests confirmed the worst–Mike was sterile. By then, he had forgotten all about his frozen sperm, until his sister reminded him. He immediately tracked down the Calgary clinic and was told by a staffer: "We totally have you here — and you owe us $2,000 for storage." Jacek subsequently made his historic debut.
"He's definitely my miracle boy," Mike beams.
The longest-known storage of sperm resulting in a live birth is 28 years, according to a 2005 report in the American medical journal Fertility & Sterility.
I’ve been following this tale from the onset, and it’s still going strong. I had hoped to hear of any intellectual differences although he may be too young to tell. However, would it not be interesting to know the changes as he grows older? Are his learning patterns any different? Is his intelligence higher than norm? This could be of signifigance. Hopefully his life story will continue. Who knows, maybe we will have the “Jacek Show” (like the Truman Show).
By the way, not only is he a miracle, he was absolutely magical on the telly programs that I watched and I believe him one to be reckoned with. Good karma ‘rents!
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