{"id":189,"date":"2023-07-23T01:14:30","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T01:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/post.newscoc.com\/?p=189"},"modified":"2023-07-23T01:14:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T01:14:30","slug":"parents-hold-conjoined-twins-separately-for-the-1st-time-after-an-emotional-134-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/post.newscoc.com\/?p=189","title":{"rendered":"Parents Hold Conjoined Twins Separately For The 1st Time After An Emotional 134 Days."},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s rare to have twins, but it\u2019s even more rare to have conjoined twins. In fact, it\u2019s said that this type of birth occurs once in every 50,000 to 60,000 births. That\u2019s why, when Sandy and Jesse Fuller were told that their babies would be born conjoined, they were shocked.<\/p>\n

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Still, they trusted that everything would work out in the end. Plus, they had a wonderful team of medical professionals who were ready to do whatever it would take to help these baby girls. In fact, because conjoined twins are so rare, a whole team prepared three months in advance of Sandy giving birth. This 17-person team included seven surgeons and four anesthesiologists.<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cOur team began planning and preparing for this operation before these babies were even born,\u201d Dr. Alice King, lead surgeon on the operation and a pediatric surgeon at Texas Children\u2019s Hospital, said. \u201cFrom conducting simulations of the procedure, to collaborating extensively with our colleagues in anesthesiology, maternal-fetal medicine, neonatology and radiology, we have all been working together to achieve one common goal: the best outcome for Ella and Eliza.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c[When] we found out they were conjoined, it was hard and difficult, but we trusted that God was going to work in the entire journey, so it was OK,\u201d Sandy said.<\/p>\n

Ella and Eliza were born connected at the abdomen, but they also shared liver tissues. Their birth took place in March, but they weren\u2019t able to have surgery until June. In the meantime, they were taken care of in the NICU.
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\nWhen the day of their surgery arrived, it was both nerve-wracking and relieving. Thankfully, the preparations the doctors took paid off and, in six hours, these sweet girls were separated!<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to explain in words exactly how excited we are,\u201d Jesse Fuller said. \u201cIt\u2019s been 134 days, so the feelings are overwhelming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Three days after surgery, Mom and Dad were finally able to gold their daughters separately. This unbelievably precious moment was captured on camera, and the joy they\u2019re feeling truly comes through.<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cIt was an overwhelming feeling \u2014 excitement,\u201d Sandy said. \u201cIt was an emotion of gratitude, more so, because I was just so grateful that I could finally hold my baby on her back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sandy and Jesse aren\u2019t the only ones thrilled to have the twins home. Their eldest daughter, Emi, is very much overjoyed to have \u201cher babies\u201d living under the same roof as her.<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cI know it\u2019s going to be another chaotic moment once we get home, but we\u2019re excited about that chaotic moment,\u201d Jesse said. \u201cI\u2019m kind of bracing myself because I know it\u2019s going to be a wild house pretty soon, but I\u2019m excited.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watch the heartwarming moment Sandy held one of the twins separately in the video below.
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