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These Two Formerly Conjoined Twins Saw Each Other For The First Time

These Two Formerly Conjoined Twins Saw Each Other For The First Time

What a moment.

James Dawson

James Dawson

These kids might look like they're about to have a massive row but actually anybody thinking that would be completely wrong. In fact, the reality is far more inspirational.

Jadon and Anias McDonald are two twins who were conjoined at the crown of their heads and had never seen one another before.

But in October the 13-month-old boys were successfully separated in a life-threatening 27-hour operation at Montefiore Hospital.

The above shows the first time they came eyeball to eyeball.

Credit: Facebook / Montefiore Medical Centre

The little lads will be moved to a rehabilitation centre shortly after Thanksgiving, six weeks after their surgery, making it the fastest ever recovery for separation of craniopagus twins (conjoined at the head) having beaten the previous record of eight weeks.

Around 40 percent of craniopagus twins are stillborn and a third of those born die within 24 hours of birth. Even if they survive that there is still an 80 percent risk they will die before the age of two, if they are not separated through surgery.

Jadon is doing fine, but for a while Nicole, the kids' mum, couldn't hold Anias as he was slower than his brother to recover from the surgery and still had to breathe through a tube. However, things are looking brighter for him now and hopefully he makes a speedy recovery.

A Go Fund Me page was made to help the family with the $3.5million cost of the expensive surgery.

Featured image credit: Facebook / Montefiore Medical Centre

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Topics: Twins

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