Mother of conjoined twins who were separated says they’re ‘resilient’ and thriving six months on

The mother of conjoined twins who were successfully separated at 14 months has revealed her daughters are ‘resilient’ six months on from the life-changing operation.  Sarabeth and Amelia Irwin of Petersburg, Michigan, were born ‘hugging each other’ and were connected from their chests to their belly buttons. Each had their own arms and legs and … Read more

Parents of twin girls born conjoined at the HEAD share their joy and relief over successful surgery

The parents of ten-month-old conjoined twins who were born sharing a skull and a brain are opening up about how they are adjusting after the girls were separated during a ‘one-in-a-million’ surgery last month. Abigail and Micaela Bachinskiy of Sacramento, California, were born on December 30, 2019 as craniopagus twins, meaning they were joined at … Read more

Former conjoined twin, 22, becomes a TikTok star

A former conjoined twin has become a TikTok star by educating people about her rare condition, nine years after her sister passed away.  Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Garcia, 22, from Idaho Falls was born attached to her sister Micheala and the duo shared a pair of legs and kidneys, a bladder, and intestines. They underwent an operation at eight … Read more

Conjoined 14-month-old twins born locked in an embrace are successfully separated in Michigan

Doctors at the University of Michigan separated one-year-old conjoined twin sisters – born hugging each other – just 14 months after they were born.  Sarabeth and Amelia Irwin of Petersburg, Michigan, each had their own arms and legs and heart, but their livers were connected, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital said Friday. The nearly 11-hour surgery … Read more

Conjoined twins, 2, separated at a Vatican paediatric hospital

Conjoined twins whose skulls were fused back-to-back and who had ‘one of the rarest and most complex forms of cranial and cerebral fusion’ doctors had seen have successfully been separated.  The two-year-old sisters Ervina and Prefina, were born in 2018 in Mbaiki, Central African Republic, with their heads attached and sharing critical blood vessels around their … Read more

World’s longest surviving conjoined twins worked carnival sideshow act die at the age of 68

The world’s oldest set of conjoined twins, Ronnie and Donnie Gaylon, 68, died on July 4, in their hometown of Dayton, Ohio.    Ronnie and Donnie Galyon have been turning heads since they were born on October 28, 1951 to parents Eileen and Wesley Gaylon, who were not expecting twins, much less conjoined twins.  They were healthy … Read more