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Nov 30, 2023 · Long-lost twins who were separated at birth have been reunited nearly two decades later, thanks to an unlikely source — TikTok. ... Sartania reposted the video to a Facebook group in the hopes ...
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Jun 5, 2023 · Formerly conjoined twins had a heartwarming reunion with the dozens of doctors and nurses who performed their separation surgery 19 years earlier. Twins Erin and Jade Buckles returned to Children ...
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Aug 3, 2022 · The twins’ parents, Adriely and Antonio Lima, brought them to Rio de Janeiro where a medical team at the Instituto Estadual do Cerebro Paulo Niemeyer took care of the twins for two and a half years.
Feb 1, 2024 · Amy Kvitia and Ano Sartania, identical twins born in western Georgia in 2002, were tragically separated at birth and unknowingly sold to different families,...
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- Theo Farrant , AP
- Diagnosed Before Birth
- A High-Risk Delivery of Conjoined Twins
- Another Step in The Journey: Transfer to The Picu
- Growing Together, Gaining Strength
- Conjoined Twin Separation Surgery: Before and After
- Looking Forward to A Bright Future
In July of 2020, eager parents-to-be Dom and Maggie purchased their first home in the suburbs of Chicago in anticipation of expanding to a family of three. A month later, they learned not only that they were expecting twins, but that the girls were conjoined. It was a thoraco-omphalopagus connection, which means the girls were joined at the chest a...
As the due date approached, the family relocated to Philadelphia and the pregnancy was monitored by Dr. Moldenhauer's team more regularly. The first hurdle to overcome was the delivery. Dr. Moldenhauer and her team collaborated with the Neonatal Surgery Teamto plan out every detail of the high-risk C-section delivery. They performed a simulated wal...
Dom and Maggie with Lily and Addy as they prepared for separation at CHOP. A turning point for the girls came when they each received a tracheostomy tube. Their breathing issues stabilized, and they were able to be transferred from the N/IICU to the PICU. “Taking care of conjoined twins involves so many overlapping teams,” says Dr. Hedrick. “From a...
Addy and Lily thrived in the PICU. Their fun and loving personalities began to shine through their interactions with their parents and each other. They would often fall asleep with their arms around each other, and they began to hit developmental milestones like speaking. The physical and occupational therapy teams at CHOP were constantly coming up...
On October 13, 2021, after months of preparation, Addy and Lily underwent a 10-hour surgery that included dozens: nurses, anesthesiologists, a cardiothoracic surgeon, general surgeons, plastic surgeons, radiologists and more. Each baby was monitored by a dedicated anesthesiology team. At 2:38 p.m., the girls were officially separate. The surgical t...
Following surgery, the girls spent seven weeks in CHOP’s PICU and did amazingly well. When it came time for their discharge, the CHOP team video-conferenced with specialists at Lurie Children’s Hospital to arrange their transfer. On a beautiful day in early December 2021, the girls flew one at a time with one parent each by medical airplane to Chic...
The Separation of Conjoined Twins Lily and Addy Altobelli. Watch the inspiring story of Addy and Lily Altobelli, conjoined twins who were separated at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on Oct. 13, 2021. You can help make more stories like this possible.
Aug 1, 2022 · Conjoined twins who shared fused brains have been successfully separated after 33 hours of operations. Bernardo and Arthur Lima underwent several surgeries in Rio de Janeiro, under the direction ...
