Yes, they most assuredly are. And only they themselves, with a shared love of an absentee mother, can present the best chance to rise above and beyond victimhood.That is, in my very humble opinion, but fervent wish.
Mallory and Macy may have anger, outrage, betrayal and loathing as adjuncts in their stages of mourning. They should sooner, (far, far better than later imo), realize that shunning a shared fateful biological antecedent, eg."father", in effect honors their abidingly selfless mother...that "miracle mom"... who perished attempting to rescue them from a future more forsaken than had been her own too soon to be concluded past. Each sister will need to ensure and be confident, leaning on one another and amongst their own families to come, that Mom
shall witness, with pride and boundless joy, her girls' strength, resolve and fulfillment as they move ahead in life.