Three years ago, doctors separated one-year-old conjoined twins. How are the babies now?

In July 2016, twins Erin and Abby Delaney were born, such an event should have brought great joy to parents, but in this case, joy was replaced by a feeling of anxiety.

The children were born 10 weeks ahead of schedule, each of them weighed 900 grams. But the worst thing is that their brains were cut off and the doctors gave no prognosis.

But the parents themselves did not even think about giving up, they got together and decided to do everything for their daughters, to use the most miserable chances, if only to help them.

When Erin and Abby were 11 months old, the doctors decided on the most difficult operation, but they gave no guarantees, the risk of death for one of the sisters was very high.

The operation lasted 11 hours, the children were separated and luckily both survived.

At the moment, the girls are almost 4 years old. They feel good.

“I admire our children. They are so wonderful and they are real heroes. They had to go through such hardships, but they all survived,” said the girls’ mother, Heather Delaney.

The doctors were satisfied with the operation, they regularly observe how the girls grow and develop, which gives them hope for the same successful operations in the future.

By the way, this operation was the first in the history of medicine when conjoined twins were separated at such an early age.

Due to Erin’s skull being less damaged, she was able to recover faster than Abby, who remained at risk of bleeding and infection for some time.

Before the actual operation, doctors warned parents that there were many risks. Dr. Gregory Hoyer led the entire separation process. In order to stretch the skin of the child’s head, doctors placed special bullets in their skulls.

“I can admit that we were scared ourselves. But we tried to silence those emotions and operate on the children no matter what,” Dr Hoyer explained.

After the operation, the children were placed in an artificial coma so that their bodies could recover from the stress.

Both girls are currently undergoing therapy to restore brain functions that did not develop when they were paired.

Of course, the sisters will undergo more surgeries in the years to come: they will restore their skulls and replace the missing bones.

Happy parents Erin and Abby are so grateful to the doctors that their daughters are growing up with them and truly hope they will have the happy and amazing life they deserve after surviving such hardships.

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