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Jenna Hinman dances with her husband, U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Hinman, in this photo from their wedding in December 2010. Jenna Hinman is currently battling cancer, which was discovered after her twin daughters were born.

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Syracuse, NY -- U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Hinman's new orders from Fort Drum are to be with his wife and twin daughters.

After spending nearly seven weeks on leave from the Army to be by his wife's bedside as she battles a rare, life-threatening cancer, Hinman was called back to Fort Drum on Tuesday. Hinman said it was very hard to be away from his family, but he'll be allowed to stay with them for now.

"I had to report back for one day to get all my paperwork squared away," he said. "The Army and my leadership have really helped me out and they are looking out for me."

Hinman said he can now get back to focusing on his family.

"I'm where I need to be," he said.

Jenna Hinman gave birth to Kinleigh Ann Hinman and Azlynn Mary Hinman by emergency C-section March 3 only to have doctors immediately discover she was battling stage 3 choriocarcinoma. The twins, who were delivered premature, remained in the neonatal intensive care unit for six weeks.

Brandon Hinman holds his twin daughters in this family photo from earlier this month.

The 7-week-old girls were discharged from the hospital last week and are staying at Jenna Hinman's parents' home. Jenna Hinman's childhood bedroom has been turned into a nursery for the girls.

Brandon Hinman will now splits his time between Port Byron to see his daughters and Syracuse to see his wife. Having to report to Fort Drum too meant Brandon Hinman would be missing a lot of time with his family.

"I need to be with my family right now," he said.

Brandon Hinman said he's grateful the Army and his leaders at Fort Drum agree. Hinman said he is particularly grateful for Lt. Col. Donald Morgan and Sgt. Maj. Stephen Pickerin.

"These two have been there for me since day one," Hinman said. "They have been awesome."

Hinman said Pickerin has visited the family in the hospital every weekend for the past five weeks.

Jenna Hinman remains on life support as she receives chemotherapy. Her cancer count continues to decrease, according to the Prayers for Jenna Facebook page.

For more information on the family, visit the Prayers for Jenna Facebook page. The page now has more than 241,000 likes and features thousands of messages of support from people from around the world.

Sarah Moses covers the northern suburbs of Onondaga County and Oswego County. Contact Sarah at smoses@syracuse.com or 470-2298. Follow @SarahMoses315