When Chris and Hugh Hempel were told their twin daughters had a fatal disease that couldn’t be treated, they decided there was only one thing they could do – create a new medicine themselves.

Now they’re giving hope to other families too.

Chris and Hugh’s story is featured in #IncredibleMedicine at 21:00 on BBC Two on Wednesday 15 March. Catch up later online.

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