Showing posts with label CONJOINED TWINS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CONJOINED TWINS. Show all posts

Saturday, 27 July 2013

The boy with two heads: Doctors say they WILL be able to save conjoined twins with incredibly rare condtion


The twins are only the second case of Dicephalic Parapagus in India
Doctors in Jaipur are battling to save their lives
The heads and nervous systems are separate, but backbone is joined

 The boys' heads, nervous systems and backbones are separate. The backbones are joined below the pelvis and they share a rib cage and shoulder girdle.

Doctors say they believe they can save the lives of the boys who were born in Jaipur, Rajasthan,
Rare: The unnamed boys have a condition known as Dicephalic Parapagus
Doctors in Jaipur, the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan, say they are battling to save the twins

Thursday, 20 September 2012

Once-conjoined twin, 11, celebrates birthday with sister who was left disabled after separation surgery

 Ten years ago, Josie Hull and Teresa Cajas were infants connected at the skull. Now, celebrating their 11th birthday, the formerly conjoined twins are connected only by an unbreakable bond.
In 2002 the pair made international headlines when surgeons at Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA Medical Center separated them, however while Josie is a fun-loving, dancing and singing fifth grader, Teresa is unable to move or speak.
The 11-year-old told People magazine: 'I always dream about my sister, and in my dreams we're playing together. I share my friends with her and I know she shares my joys.'
Birthday fun: ten years after separation surgery, Teresa (left) 
and Josie (right) celebrate turning 11 together
Birthday fun: Ten years after their separation surgery, Teresa (left) and Josie (right) celebrate turning 11 together
Still, Teresa is able to smile, the only way Josie can tell she's happy. She said: 'I like making her laugh by blowing in her face or holding her arm until she smiles'.
 

Born in a Guatemalan village joined at the head, the girls were not expected to live longer than one year.

Wednesday, 12 September 2012

Conjoined twins Abigail and Brittany Hensel cross the pond and head to London for a spot of sightseeing in the latest installment of their hit reality show


They face non-stop challenges every day, but conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel don't let anything faze them.The 22-year-olds, who star in reality TV show Abby & Brittany, jetted into London during the latest installment of the series and looked as though they were having the time of their lives as they took in the sights.
Abby and Brittany, who were joined by their best friends Erin and Becca, were seen boarding a London sightseeing bus, having 'high tea' and snapping photos of Big Ben and Buckingham Palace before taking a ride in the London Eye.
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Time of their lives: Conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel 
visit London in the latest episode of their new reality TV show
Time of their lives: Conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel visit London in the latest episode of their new reality TV show
All aboard: The twins snap photos together while on a London 
sightseeing bus
All aboard: The twins snap photos together while on a London sightseeing bus
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