 and baby KaiA dad has fathered a baby using sperm he collected 26 years ago - collected just three days before Euro 96 kicked off. Peter Hickles, of Colchester, Essex, decided to save the sample aged just 21, when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma — a rare form of cancer. But on Thursday, Peter and his fiancé Aurelija Aperaviciute, 32, welcomed baby Kai, who was delivered by caesarean section and weighing 8lb 10oz. Incredibly Peter, 47, was told his sample would probably only be viable for ten years - and is over the moon to welcome his 'little miracle.' The treatment used to treat the cancer can cause permanent infertility. Peter was delighted to find his sperm sample was still viable ( Louis Wood News Group Newspapers Ltd) Speaking to The Sun, Peter, a former Spurs youth player and club season ticket-holder, said: "I keep looking at him shaking my head in disbelief. He really is a little miracle. "The fact that he was basically ready to go just before Euro 96 and was born before the World Cup is amazing. Football is definitely in his blood. Maybe he'll see Spurs win the league one day, who knows. "It's incredible to think he's been in the deep freeze all this time." Peter discovered he had cancer after initially falling unwell while playing for Grays, part of the Isthmian Football League. Doctors initially thought he was suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, which causes pain, swelling and stiffness in the hands, wrists and feet. Did you have a miracle baby? Email webfeatures@trinitymirror.com Peter called his son a 'miracle baby' ( Louis Wood News Group Newspapers Ltd) But just two weeks after he landed in Australia for a dream year-long holiday, doctors spotted a tumour in his back that was diagnosed as Hodgkin's lymphoma and he returned home){kind=link}
Peter Hickles froze his sperm in 1996 after being diagnosed with cancer, now 26 years later, his fiancé gave birth to the couple’s baby boy after using sperm
A dad has fathered a baby using sperm he collected 26 years ago – collected just three days before Euro 96 kicked off.
Peter Hickles, of Colchester, Essex, decided to save the sample aged just 21, when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma – a rare form of cancer. But on Thursday, Peter and his fiancé Aurelija Aperaviciute, 32, welcomed baby Kai, who was delivered by caesarean section and weighing 8lb 10oz.
Incredibly Peter, 47, was told his sample would probably only be viable for ten years – and is over the moon to welcome his ‘little miracle.’ The treatment used to treat the cancer can cause permanent infertility.
Speaking to The Sun, Peter, a former Spurs youth player and club season ticket-holder, said: “I keep looking at him shaking my head in disbelief. He really is a little miracle.